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5 Dec 16
Help – Winter Tesco food collection – Thursday 1st December to Saturday 3rd December 2016
Our next Tesco Collection will be on Thursday 1st December, Friday 2nd December and Saturday 3rd December 2016. If you are able to donate much needed food, please visit us at Tesco Extra between Thursday 1st December to Saturday 3rd December. If you are able to help by volunteering some time please get in contact […]
3 Oct 16
Superb Summer lunches
Thank you to our 14 families who joined us for a fun-filled lunch at the Borehamwood foodbank during the summer holidays. Fish and Chips were on the menu with a delicious fresh fruit and cream cake for dessert. Lot of fun was had by all. Thank you for all our volunteers for their culinary help […]
4 Jul 16
Summer foodbank collection at Tesco Borehamwood is a great success
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Summer Tesco collection. We collected a massive 1,591 kilograms of food for individuals and families in need in the Borehamwood area. A big thank you to our volunteers and donors for all your support. The next Tesco 3-day Special Collection is just before Christmas 2016. Tesco Borehamwood […]
23 Jun 16
Help – Summer Tesco food collection – Thursday 30th June to Saturday 2nd July 2016
Our next Tesco Collection will be on Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st July and Saturday 2nd July. If you are able to help by volunteering some time please get in contact with us by email at [email protected] or by calling on 020 3583 1109. ———————————- Borehamwood Foodbank is urging members of the community […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]
1 May 15
Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.
Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]