Uncategorised | Borehamwood Foodbank

13 Feb 22

Children hit hardest by pandemic

The additional financial hardship that has come as a result of the pandemic, has hit families with children the hardest, with food parcels for children increasing at double the rate for adults, compared to pre-pandemic levels. We hope to make foodbanks a thing of the past, but while people still need support, we are […]

11 Feb 22

Thank you to Kenilworth School

Kenilworth School gave us 55kg of food donations! Last week, we had the pleasure of talking to the Year 1s about the Foodbank and how we provide food packs for people and families who are having a difficult time. In return the children brought in lots of food to help supplement our donations. Every […]

25 Jan 22

10,000 people fed in 2021

The numbers are in and in 2021, we fed over 10,000 people! We benefitted from the generosity of individuals – young and old – local community, educational and religious organisations, and businesses, who donated food and money to help us to continue to support local people in need. These donations tend to dip at the […]

9 Jan 22

Open for 2022!

Borehamwood Foodbank is open for business again after the Christmas and New Year break. People in need can pop along if they need food top-ups. Our volunteers will have three-day food packages ready for collection for singles, couples and families of all sizes. The Foodbank is open every week on: Mondays from 1:00 […]

26 Dec 21

Closed until 6 January 2022

Thanks to all our donors and volunteers who have helped to support people in need in the local community over the past year. The Foodbank is now closed until Thursday, 6 January, when we look forward to welcoming people back and to continue to support them in 2022.

20 Dec 21

Helping people in the run up to Christmas

Christmas can be the happiest time of the year, but for many, the past few months and years have been hard. Far too many people in our community are having to make the unenviable choice between having to heat their homes, or feed themselves and their families. We are fortunate to have support […]

7 Dec 21

Borehamwood Turkey Prize Draw 2021 winner announced!

And the winner is… Susan Cleasby won the organic turkey in the Turkey Prize Draw! Charlie Rozentals, generously donated a turkey in a prize draw that raised £970 for the Borehamwood Foodbank. The money raised will be used to find three0day food packs for people in need in our community. Borehamwood local, Charlie Rozentals, has […]

6 Dec 21

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Do you have a little free time you’d like to use to support your local community? We’re looking for: • 2x distribution volunteers on a Monday, Shifts run 12:30-4:00pm. They would greet clients and help arrange their food packages to take away • 1x delivery driver on a Thursday 10:00am – 12:30pm. These […]

13 Nov 21

Borehamwood Foodbank awarded Tesco Community Grants

Borehamwood Foodbank has secured Tesco Community Grants to the value of £2,500. The grants were awarded as a result of customers at Tesco Borehamwood and Tesco Potters Bar voting with the blue tokens for the Foodbank at the checkouts over the Summer. £1,500 will go towards our ‘Healthy Eating: Reach your 5 a Day’ project, […]

25 Oct 21

Harvest Festival Haul

We’ve been overwhelmed by all the food that local schools and community organisations have collected and donated to us at the Borehamwood Foodbank over the past few weeks. We rely on these donations to help people in need in the community – especially as we enter the colder Autumn and Winter months. A huge thanks […]

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