News
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 […]
25 Apr 20
Changes for Covid 19
Since the Governments imposition of lock down we have been running on minimal staffing at our distribution centre and we are seeing a slight increase in the need for our services. There has also been an in crease in request for household cleaning products and we would appreciate more donations of these.
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 […]
25 Nov 19
Thank You Tesco Customers
We would like to say a big thank you to the customers of Tesco Faversham for their donations over the in store winter collection 21st to 23rd November who contributed a total of 1311.9kg. This equates to 3123.5 meals we will also receive a donation from Tesco equivalent to 20% of value of the goods based […]
14 Nov 19
Our Pledge
At our food bank we will always work to provide vital support for local people while our help is needed, but all political parties must pledge in this election to protect people from hunger. Here are the Trussell Trust’s top 3 priorities + Ending the five week wait for Universal Credit + Ensuring benefit payments […]
17 Sep 19
What can I do with all my extra plastic bags?
The Sunday Times Home readers shared their top tips in answer to this question the second answer was: Jane Clarke, via email Donate them to your nearest food bank. Search for one at trusselltrust.org. See the whole article here
13 Sep 19
Simple things cause crisis
A dad speaks to The Mirror who says he was forced to use a food bank due to rising school uniform costs
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.