News
10 Sep 22
Contact your MP
Despite the cost of living support package provided by the government, 40% of people on Universal Credit had to skip meals to survive the summer, and research from The Trussell Trust shows that 70% of people who received their first cost of living support payment have already had to spend it, and 2/3 of […]
1 Sep 22
Summer Family Foodbank Fun
We’ve had an amazing series of foodbank sessions for families over the past six weeks. Our success in numbers: Six additional sessions over six weeks – each with a different theme from cooking and seaside fun, culminating in a Harry Potter themed session last week An average of 23-26 families per session. 57 […]
19 Jul 22
School Summer Lunch sessions
The first of our Summer School Lunch sessions start tomorrow from 11am – 1pm at St Teresa’s Church in Borehamwood. They will run every Wednesday through to 24 August. As well as free lunch bags for anyone of school age, there will be lots of free activities. This year, we’ll also be offering school […]
18 Jul 22
Visit the justice bus on 21 July!
The justice bus – a mobile law clinic offering free legal advice – will visit Borehamwood Foodbank on Thursday 21 July, 10am – 12.30pm. The free advice for members of the public cover a range of legal issues including family, employment, housing and consumer. All advice is provided by solicitors, or trained law students working […]
30 Jun 22
Tesco Summer Food Collection
The Tesco Summer Food Collection starts today, 30 June, 2022. Over the next three days, there will volunteers kindly giving up their time to collect food donations at Tesco Borehamwood. As the cost of living crisis intensifies, local people need our help more than ever, so please pop along and donate whatever you can. Every […]
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 […]