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.

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 […]

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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

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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16 Feb 22

Valentine’s Day family lunch

  Today we welcomed 15 families to our Valentine’s family lunch. As well as handing out free lunch packs, the children got involved in some fun activities and everyone had a great time. The parents were also very grateful for the break! Thanks to our donors and volunteers who makes these extra – but essential […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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