Norwood and Brixton Foodbank needs your help as record numbers served

[editor]

Big rise in people needing emergency supplies - and more food needed.

Norwood and Brixton Foodbank report huge increase in demand for emergency supplies

 

[Miss-Shelf]

According to this thread....year on year big increase in demand in only 4 years

 

[Gramsci]

I see from website you can take food directly to a food bank to donate. (Non perishable).

Link to opening times.

Locations | Norwood & Brixton Foodbank

There are drop off point at Tesco. But I'm loathed to spend in Tesco in Acre lane.

 

[Gramsci]

On says website they have plenty of tea and pasta.

Need :

UHT Milk, tinned vegetables, tinned meat, cereal, tinned rice pudding, dried milk.

 

[Gramsci]

Thinking about it. The drop off point in Tesco is big box. One could buy stuff elsewhere and put it in box in Tesco in Acre lane. It's easy as open longer hours.

Donate food | Norwood & Brixton Foodbank

 

[Gramsci]

What's in a food parcel.

What’s in a food parcel? | Norwood & Brixton Foodbank

 

[not-bono-ever]

We do a drop for the Peckham one each week. its good to research what they need beforehand as they have limited stock space and want to turn stuff around quickly - over the summer we seems to do lots of anti perspirant sticks and womens sanitary stuff- last drop we did was shaving cream and razors - people forget that shopping and consumables are not just food IKYWIM. Alos- Tesco and suchlike do contribute stuff directly but don't make a massive fuss about it & don't advertise the fact.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

We need pretty much everything at the moment - harvest festival boosted the shelves somewhat but the warehouse is pretty bare. As well as food, laundry powder is always welcome as we get a lot of request for that, and all toiletries. Small jars of coffee always fly off the shelves too. Also - if you have a plastic bag mountain under your kitchen sink getting in the way we'll gladly take them off your hands to pack the food in for clients to carry home.

 

[Winot]

You can donate directly to the Brixton (and Norwood) foodbank here: Norwood and Brixton Foodbank Ltd on MyDonate

^^ Also this for those that would prefer to donate money (which can be Gift Aided)

 

[DietCokeGirl]

We had some lovely people come and drop in donations this morning, having read about food bank online - it made me all emotional! Thanks so much if any of you are reading this, and thanks editor for helping to get the word out!

 

[Slo-mo]

I'm a long way from Brixton but you're welcome to a fiver plus gift aid. Sorry best I can do at the moment.

 

[OvalhouseDB]

The collection Box in the Streatham Tesco says they top up all donations with an extra 30%. So I figure that anything I spend on food bank items in Tesco will be matched by Tesco at a higher level than their profit margin on the original item. So the net effect is that the Food Bank gets an extra 30% and Tesco makes a net loss from items I have bought for the food bank.

I have also heard from one food bank that the supermarkets do contribute more than they talk about.

 

[shakespearegirl]

Aldi are donating all their Christmas surplus to charities and food banks, you need to register and then collect.

Aldi is giving away leftovers to anyone in need on Christmas Eve

 

[Gramsci]

I dropped off some food at the Ferndale road food Bank today.

Locations | Norwood & Brixton Foodbank

It's open Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. Any contributions are welcome. They were pleased to get mine.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

Thank you very much for the donations Gramsci , much appreciated

 

[editor]

Thank you very much for the donations Gramsci , much appreciated

I'm going to run a feature on Buzz tomorrow listing the Foodbank locations and opening times. Is there anything else I should add?

 

[DietCokeGirl]

I'm going to run a feature on Buzz tomorrow listing the Foodbank locations and opening times. Is there anything else I should add?

Thank you! I don't think so, off the top of my head.

 

[editor]

Thank you! I don't think so, off the top of my head.

Posted here and social media'd to feck!

Drop me a line if anything needs changing.

 

[Gramsci]

I've been getting some food to take to Ferndale road this Saturday.

See items needed now are:

Urgently needed items

Christmas themed goods eg puddings, cakes and treats
tinned tomatoes
tinned meat including chicken in white sauce
toiletries
washing-up liquid

 

[DietCokeGirl]

Posted here and social media'd to feck!

Drop me a line if anything needs changing.

Belated massive thank you! We had a wonderful response and lots of generous donations, few people mentioned they saw the details on social media.

 

[DietCokeGirl]

I'm a long way from Brixton but you're welcome to a fiver plus gift aid. Sorry best I can do at the moment.

Thank you, very kind and always appreciated. x

 

[OvalhouseDB]

I have noticed a big post-Christmas drop-off in the amount of food in the supermarket collection boxes. My few items have looked very alone in the bottom of the box these last few weeks, whereas before Christmas they were bursting. I guess people are broke after Christmas until February payday.

 

[editor]

Belated massive thank you! We had a wonderful response and lots of generous donations, few people mentioned they saw the details on social media.

I can do a follow up post whenever you need...

 

[editor]

As a trendy new Alpine themed restaurant serving "Rosti balls, made with house-made sauerkraut infused with juniper and served with truffle mayo" in Pop Brixton opens, here's what's happening in the real world: Norwood and Brixton Foodbank feed a record amount of people as hardship soars

 

[editor]

Update - 9,929 emergency food parcels given to local people in last year, Norwood and Brixton Foodbank reveals

 

[editor]

Help is still needed

Can you help? The Norwood and Brixton Foodbank are looking for volunteers

 

[editor]

More help needed: Norwood and Brixton Foodbank seeks urgent help in their South London warehouse – can you help?

 

[editor]

Please donate what you can in this time of need Norwood and Brixton Foodbank need your donations

 

[editor]

Update from the foodbank: Norwood and Brixton Foodbank offers a delivery service for those in need – and asks for donations from the public

 

[editor]

News: The Trussell Trust reports huge rise in demand for emergency food parcels, as Norwood and Brixton Foodbank asks for help