stratforduponavon | Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank

15 Aug 23

July has been our busiest month

July was our busiest month of the year so far. You can see from the numbers of some of our food items we give out, just how much stock we go through each month. Our warehouse is looking bare. Please donate an item if you can.

11 Aug 23

Stratford food bank receives Neighbourly funding

Look at our amazing new fruit and vegetable display unit! We have been adding fresh fruit and vegetables to emergency food parcels for the last 13 weeks and its been a huge success. However, for our volunteer box packers, it has been difficult to pick the fruit and veg from an old racking unit – […]

31 Jul 23

Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank Volunteer 10-Year Event

Next Tuesday 8th August 11am-2pm, the Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank is taking the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate 10 years of outstanding volunteers’ contribution. The Foodbank became a registered charity on 8th August 2013 and although we have operated from various locations around the town, our core aim has remained the same: to relieve hunger and poverty […]

20 Jul 23

School Holiday Lunchbox Support

Are you worried about the school holidays and all the extra meals you need to provide for your children? From 24 July until the start of September, if you have children and receive a food parcel from us, you will also receive a lunchbox hamper. The lunchbox hampers contents are specifically targeted to provide your […]

11 Jul 23

Bumper week of food drives for Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank

Next week, Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank is having an exceptional week of local support, with three food drive events in the town: Morrisons, Alcester Road is inviting their customers to show support for the foodbank with an all-day in-store food collection on Tuesday 18 July Tesco, Birmingham Road is inviting their customers to show support for the […]

10 Jul 23

School Holiday Lunch Hampers included with Food Parcels

Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank offers ‘lunch hampers’ for supported families over the school summer holidays As the summer school holidays are fast approaching. Conscious that the lack of school meal provision during the holidays will be hard for many families, Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank plans to increase its support to families over the holiday period. Families receiving an emergency food parcel will also receive, as an […]

29 Jun 23

Celebrating our Volunteers!

This August the Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank will be taking the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate 10 years of outstanding volunteers’ contributions. First operating in December 2012, the Foodbank became a registered charity on 8th August 2013. The Foodbank would love to hear from volunteers past and present, about their stories and memories of volunteering with us. […]

27 Jun 23

New food collection point at Stratford Leisure Centre

Thanks to the generosity of Richard and his team at Stratford Leisure Centre, we have a new location for one of our food collection points! The collection basket is located right in the entrance hall, so if you are going in for a leisurely swim, or a strenuous gym workout, you can also pop a […]

21 Jun 23

Volunteer drivers needed

Interested in volunteering for Stratford-upon-Avon Foodbank? Enjoy driving, have your own car and a UK drivers license? You could help us! We’re looking for committed and caring people to help us collect donations from local supermarkets and deliver food parcels! You must be able to volunteer for at least one session a fortnight on a Tuesday […]

21 Jun 23

Foodbank Pathfinder Development Officer Vacancy

Location: Fred Winter Centre Reporting to: Foodbank Strategic Manager/Pathfinder Lead Role purpose: To support the Foodbank Strategic Manager/Pathfinder Lead in developing activities and initiatives as part of the Trussell Trust Pathfinder programme. Where we will test, develop, and implement ‘more than food’ initiatives to explore and understand […]

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