News | Faversham Foodbank

25 May 25

“It’s not just about food” – This year’s Foodbank Annual General Meeting

The theme of this year’s Foodbank Annual General meeting is “It’s not just about food”. Providing food to vulnerable people in our community is central to what we do – but we also do so much more. Come and find out more at 6.30 for 7pm on Wednesday, 18 June at the Guildhall. Download Draft […]

9 Feb 23

Please donate one item a day during Lent

Over the 40 Days of Lent – from Ash Wednesday, 22 February to Maundy Thursday, 6 April – we are asking people to donate one item each day of food, toiletries and household products to the Foodbank to help others. You can download our Foodbank AdLent Calendar. The Foodbank supports individuals and families who are […]

13 May 22

Our Amazon Wishlist is now live

Purchasing items via our amazon wishlist is a convenient way for anyone who shops online to donate items to the Foodbank. And if you have an Amazon Prime account you can get free delivery and take advantage of further discounts. You can also purchase items from grocery retailer Morrisons on Amazon. We regularly update […]

20 Feb 22

Do you food shop online and want to donate to the Foodbank?

If you do your food shopping online, you can donate items to the Foodbank. Here’s how: Check out what we need from our posts on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and NextDoor), or go to the BankTheFood app Place an order online with your supermarket Ask them to deliver your order only between 12 noon […]

17 Feb 22

BanktheFood app is a new way to donate items to the Foodbank

If you want to donate food and household items to the Foodbank, look at the BanktheFood app and see instantly what items we need. Download the app – it is available for iOs and Android – and follow the instructions to get started. Once you have followed Faversham Foodbank, the app will send you a […]

16 Nov 21

Bumper harvest for Foodbank

Gaynor Moss with the boxes of food donated by St Michaels and All Angels Church Throwley.

Ten churches and 10 schools pledged their harvest collections to Faversham Foodbank, which totalled a staggering 1863kg of food. “As well as everyone who donated through their church or school, we also have to thank our tireless volunteers who keep the Foodbank running,” Stephen Palmer, the Foodbank’s Project Manager said. “The huge number of harvest […]

1 Sep 21

Summer Newsletter

Dear friends, Things have been running smoothly at the Foodbank over the last few months. Demand for food parcels is still high and we have given out a total of 5886 meals to people from April to July. This is a 31.1% increase from the same period last year. As we’re sure you are aware, […]

23 Mar 21

March Newsletter

We can’t believe that we are nearly four months into 2021. The beginning of the year has been busy at the Foodbank and, sadly, this is largely due to increased demand for food parcels, with more people struggling financially due to hardships caused by the pandemic. However, there have also been some incredibly exciting new […]

17 Jan 20

Food we can use

We were recently asked what sort of food Faversham Foodbank could use, due to the storage facilitates we have we can only take long life room temperature stored food stuff whether this be dried or canned. We CAN NOT take fresh chilled or frozen foods we do not have the storage facilitates for this sort of foodstuff.

6 Dec 19

We will end hunger in the UK

We are a Trussell Trust Food Bank who state the following: Our aim is to end hunger and poverty in the UK. We support a nationwide network of food banks and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in […]

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