Closed until 6 January 2022 | Borehamwood Foodbank

11 Jun 22

Volunteers needed for Summer Food Collection

Our Summer Tesco Food Collection runs from 30 June through to 2 July and we need your help! We’re looking for volunteers to help: In Borehamwood Tesco store 9:30am – 5:00pm, asking customers to donate items and helping to sort donations as they are handed in. At Borehamwood Foodbank on Monday, 4 July t9:30am. […]

22 May 22

Jubilee lunch session

Join us for a Jubilee-themed family lunch on Wednesday, 1 June. The Foodbank will be open for a special session from 11am to 1pm and we’ll be holding an activity session for anyone with school-aged children. Every family will leave with a kids’ food bags and hot food. Hope you can join us and please tell […]

15 May 22

Free data with your food

If you’re out of data, you can pick up a free SIM card. Having a phone and internet access is crucial for all of us. And we know from people visiting our Foodbank that being able to get online or call someone is what makes it possible to interact with systems like Universal Credit, apply […]

9 May 22

We need you!

Are you free on a Monday afternoon or Thursday morning to help people in need in your community? We need some volunteers to help us to run our twice weekly foodbank sessions. Monday (10am – 1pm) – Warehouse Assistant Helping to set up the foodbank, transporting food parcels (in a trolley) from the warehouse […]

9 May 22

Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022)

Many people who use foodbanks have mental health issues such as anxiety or depression, and this year’s theme is loneliness. We try and create a calm and welcoming environment to help put our clients at ease. All our volunteers are friendly and waiting to have a chat, so if you need help with food, financial […]

7 May 22

Elstree Con supports Borehamwood Foodbank

Borehamwood Foodbank is again the beneficiary of money raised from Elstree-Con Borehamwood, which is on 10 September 2022. It promises to be great fun with props displays, a silent auction, autograph sessions and much, much more. More information at https://www.elstree-con.co.uk

28 Apr 22

Family Foodbank Lunches!

We had another great Easter Family Foodbank session on Wednesday, 13 April with 59 children joining us for activities, music, lunch and Easter eggs! A HUGE THANK YOU to our volunteers and donors who make these fun sessions and additional support, possible! We’ll be open again for our usual twice-weekly sessions on Thursday morning.

18 Mar 22

Volunteers needed

We’re looking for volunteer drivers at Borehamwood Foodbank. Are you free on a Monday afternoon (1pm until 3.30pm) and/or Thursday morning (10am until 12.30pm) to help deliver food packages to local people in crisis who can’t make it into the centre for out twice-weekly sessions? You would need your own car and Borehamwood Foodbank will […]

10 Mar 22

Thanks St Columba’s College

Last week, we spoke to Year 12 students at St Columba’s College in St Albans about the work we do at Borehamwood Foodbank. They had an assembly planned for the whole school later in the week, to kick off a month-long food collection. Thanks to the team at St Columba’s for your enthusiasm and good […]

22 Feb 22

Avoiding the heating v eating dilemma

Many families are having to choose between heating and eating this Winter. We want to help to alleviate the pressure. We’re open every Monday and Thursday at St Teresa’s Church giving out three-day food packs to individuals, couples and families who are in need. Please come along if you need some food, a friendly face […]

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