How to get help

Can’t afford to buy food?

You must be a Bromley resident and have a voucher to collect food from one of our centres.

If you are in need of a foodbank voucher, please contact us directly via email at [email protected] and we can advise you on how to get a voucher. Please include your name, date of birth, address, size of your household and phone number in the email.

If you don’t have access to email, you can call one of the following freephone helplines:

Bromley Borough Foodbank – 0800 9 20 23 24 (leave a message and we will call you back)

Help Through Hardship (national Citizens Advice helpline) – 0808 208 2138

A voucher can also be issued by a social worker, GP, housing association, school, children’s centre, faith organisation or community fridges. These are just some examples of support organisations that can issue food vouchers. If you’re not supported by one of these agencies, ask an organisation you work with if they can issue you a voucher.

Financial Advice and Further Support

If you are in need of further information and support around benefits, debt management, housing or rent problems, cost-of-living support, or other tailored advice, we can refer you to Citizens Advice Bromley. They will call you directly to discuss your situation and provide a detailed assessment. During this assessment, you can also request a foodbank voucher.

Alternatively, you can refer yourself directly to Bromley Well for broader financial advice. Click here to fill out and submit a referral form. Please include your name, date of birth, address, size of your household and phone number in the email.

Other Food Support in the Borough

There are a handful of other food projects across the borough that do not require a voucher, and operate on a first come first served basis. Many of these projects offer fresh food items and access to debt advice, energy support and community activities. Visit Bromley Council’s website here for information on services and opening days and times.

Pathwaze Community Food Support

🗓️ Mondays 3pm-7pm and Fridays 10am-5pm 

📍 15-17 Ground Floor, Wells House, Elmfield Road, Bromley, BR1 1LT

Pathwaze in Central Bromley run a community fridge every Monday (3pm-7pm) and Friday (10am-5pm). They offer fresh food items received from supermarket surplus, and are open to anyone in the community- no referral or voucher required.

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