There are over 1,300 food bank centres in the UK, reacting to the needs of their community to provide help and support to local people in crisis.
The Foodbank relies on food donations, and this is where we can all help. You can donate non-perishable, in-date food at a range of places, such as schools, churches, and businesses, as well as supermarket collection points. It is then sorted into emergency food parcels by more than 28,000 volunteers, to be given to people in crisis.
The Coventry Foodbank is located only three minutes from Cemex House and is the biggest warehouse in the Feed the Hungry Network and is currently feeding 2,500 people per month (three days provision of food).
How can you help?
You can find your local Foodbank branch here
Over 90% of the food distributed by food banks in the Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.
There are certain items that are needed more than others and are listed below – thanks in advance to anyone that can make a donation! If you scan the QR code in the poster on the UK news download page: The Foodbank shopping list QR code (1268 downloads) you can save this list to your phone.
- Cereal
- Soup
- Pasta
- Rice
- Tinned tomatoes/ pasta sauce
- Lentils, beans and pulses
- Tinned meat
- Tinned vegetables
- Tea/coffee
- Tinned fruit
- Biscuits
- UHT milk
- Fruit juice
- Toiletries – deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shaving gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, tooth paste, hand wipes
- Household items – laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid
- Feminine products – sanitary towels and tampons
- Baby supplies – nappies, baby wipes and baby food
Other ways of supporting the Foodbank
- Organise a Lend a Hand at your local Foodbank – within two hours you can pack food parcels to feed more than 50 families.
- If you are based at Cemex House in Coventry you could hold your meetings at the Coventry Foodbank where they have training facilities available. The cost of each training session can contribute to feeding three families.
For more information on volunteering at the foodbank or their training facilities, get in touch with Chiedza Mupfumira, Social Impact Specialist [email protected].