What to do if you need food...

All sorts of people in all sorts of situations sometimes need help with food.

If you are in need of an emergency food parcel for yourself or your family, you will need to get yourself a foodbank voucher. We cannot give you food without one of these.

A voucher can be obtained from local care professionals and voluntary organisations (your GP, Social Worker, School, Health Visitor, Midwife, CAB, the local churches, Police, Probation, the Children’s Centres etc). If you are unsure who to go to, contact us on 01208 813110.

Bring your voucher along to a foodbank drop-in session. We will swap it for a hot drink, a friendly welcome, a listening ear and three days worth of food. We can also offer you additional help and support if you need it and point you to other people who could help you further. This helps tackle the long term problem as well as the short term crisis.