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5 Oct 16
Cannon Street Collection
A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the Cannon Street station collection. You raised a fantastic £972! Thanks too to the station staff and all the commuters who donated!
14 Jun 16
The Trussell Trust scoops top award at the Charity Awards 2016!
We were delighted and humbled to receive two accolades at the Charity Awards ceremony last Thursday night – a category award for Social Care and Welfare and the Overall Winner. These awards serve to remind us that we have an important role to play in helping to stop UK hunger. We must thank all of […]
16 May 16
Tesco Collection 30th June/ 1st and 2nd July
We will be collecting food at Tesco Bromley (Homesdale Rd), and Tesco Extra in Orpington on Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st July and Saturday 2nd July 2016 from 9-5pm. Can you come along and help us collect food, or put something extra in your trolley to help some in crisis in Bromley borough? There are […]
16 May 16
Join our ‘200 Club’.
Bromley Borough Foodbank have just launched the ‘200 Club’. The aim is to get 200 people or more to donate a small amount money on a regular basis. This will help us to provide a better service for those who need our help, and plan for the future of the Foodbank in Bromley. If you […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]