Whether it be for food, presents or travel it's difficult to get through without taking a significant hit to the wallet, and for those in the community with little to spare that can be major stress in what would otherwise be an enjoyable time.

That is why the little things help, and now hundreds of families in the area will benefit from the generosity of Foodbank, who have donated 300 hampers to the Namoi Valley community.

The hampers include, but are not limited to, the likes of pasta, long-life milk, cereal, tomato sauce, rice, tea, coffee and canned tuna and spaghetti.

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Being non-perishables, the items are of significant long-term use to many households.

Of course, Foodbank needed some local knowledge and someone to help distribute the hampers, which is where Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre came into the picture.

The group received the hampers several weeks ago and have since been hard at work delivering them to families in need.

Winanga-Li engagement and development manager Kate McGrath said the donation means a lot to many people.

"Given the contents it's probably not so much about Christmas but more so the fact that people spend a significant amount over Christmas, so having the hamper there is a great back-up to bring them into the new year," she said.

"So it's going to be really beneficial and obliviously we're really grateful to Foodbank for providing us with such a generous donation."