Donate food
Support us by donating food and other essentials.
BankTheFood
The free BankTheFood app provides real-time updates of which items we need. Once you've downloaded the app, make sure to follow Bromley Borough Foodbank.
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More people than ever are being driven to food banks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.
Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.
What to donate
Our shopping list below shows the food items that we need right now.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take fresh perishable food, either hot or cold. We are also unable to take frozen items as we don't have the correct storage for it and it spoils before we can distribute it.
Items we need
- Angel delight
- Chocolate
- Cleaning spray
- Cooking sauce in jars
- Cooking sauce in packets
- Long-life milk
- Sponge puddings
- Sugar
- Sweets
- Tinned custard
- Tinned dessert
- Toothbrushes
- Women's deodorant
Items we don’t need
- Pasta
- Rice
Warehouse donations
You can bring your donations to Bromley Borough Foodbank Warehouse during our opening hours, Monday to Friday: 8am – 3pm
Unit 3, Ashgrove Industrial Estate,
Ashgrove Road,
Bromley,
BR1 4JW
You can also donate at our unit in The Glades during their normal opening hours. Monday to Wednesday: 9am–7pm, Thursday: 9am–9pm, Friday and Saturday: 9am–7pm, Sunday: 11am–5pm
The Glades,
High Street,
Bromley,
BR1 1DN
Online donations
Our Amazon Wish List is a simple and helpful way to contribute! Just browse our curated items, check out, and your donation is shipped straight to our warehouse, ready to make an impact. Whether it’s everyday essentials or special extras, your support ensures we can continue offering vital resources to those in need.
Supermarket donations
We are incredibly proud to be supported by local supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons. Together, their customers' donations make up nearly 60% of our yearly stock intake, ensuring that we can continue to provide food to those in need.
You can donate items during your supermarket shop by leaving them at donation points at the following locations. Your donations will be delivered to us, where we’ll pack them into emergency food parcels.
Find your nearest supermarket donation point below.
