Super School Lunch Sessions
We’re halfway through our six weeks of Summer School Lunch Sessions…and we’re breaking records!
Last week, we had 100 people signed in – 33 adults and 67 children. Every family left with a school lunch pack, home cooked meal and cooking pack. There were eight different craft and activity tables on the go with some fabulous creations.
The sessions, which run every Wednesday of the Summer holidays from 11am to 1pm at the Borehamwood Foodbank at St Teresa’s Church on Shenley Road, have gone from strength to strength. And, in addition to the food, activities and great company, over the past three weeks, families have been able to put in an order for free school uniform as well, which they’ll get in time for next term.
These Summer sessions are in addition to the twice-weekly foodbank sessions that run year-round. The regular sessions are on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings and are open for anyone in need of food and support. They’re run by friendly, local volunteers and wouldn’t be possible without them and the generous donations.
If you have school age children, please pop along on 11, 18 and 25 August to pick up your free school lunch pack and to get involved in some fun family activities.
22 Sep 22
HARVEST COLLECTION
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Are you a school, business or community organisation looking to help people in need this Autumn? Please consider starting a harvest collection to encourage food donations for Borehamwood Foodbank. Last year we supported over 10,000 people in crisis with emergency food parcels, and we expect this to rise as the cost of living crisis […]
12 Sep 22
Thank you Sobell Rhodes
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A huge THANK YOU to our corporate partners, Sobell Rhodes, who supported our Summer Family Foodbank sessions. We had four Sobell Rhodes, volunteers attend every one of our six additional lunch sessions over the school holidays. They also bought lots of food and a huge amount of stationery for the children returning to school! […]
10 Sep 22
Contact your MP
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]