News

29 Dec 16

Volunteer Warehouse Supervisor needed….

Have some time on your hands and looking for something new to do in the New Year? Our current Warehouse Supervisor is stepping down from the role after 3 years of dedicated volunteering at the Foodbank, and we therefore require someone to take over the running of our warehouse on a voluntary basis.  Previous warehouse and/or […]

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5 Dec 16

Christmas donations needed now please!

We’re busy at our centres in Lutterworth and Countesthorpe, preparing and giving out  Christmas bags with extra treats for clients throughout December.  To make sure we are able to provide these to as many of our visitors as possible before Christmas, please donate food or funds if you can before Friday 16th December.  Thank you so much!

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2 Nov 16

Preparing for Christmas throughout November

This year during the month of December we would like to offer an extra bag of festive treats to our clients who would otherwise go without at Christmas. Therefore, throughout November when you are doing your shopping we would be very grateful if you could pop something from the list below into one of our […]

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1 Nov 16

A Bountiful Harvest!

     Our very grateful thanks to everybody who made a contribution to the donations we received throughout the Harvest period.  Local schools, churches, businesses and other organisations generously gave much-needed funds and/or food items to our Foodbank so that we can continue to support people in food poverty in our area.  Many thanks also to […]

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4 Oct 16

Countesthorpe Distribution Centre – 1st Anniversary

Where does the time go?  Our centre in Countesthorpe has been open, helping local people in crisis, for a whole year!  Huge thanks to everyone who has supported our project through volunteering, donating, fundraising, collecting, referring clients and generally raising awareness of food poverty in the UK and particularly in our own community.

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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