News | Norwich Foodbank

14 May 24

BanktheFood

You may have seen our recent campaign ‘BanktheFood’ which is based around the concept of raising the profile of real-time food needs at Norwich Foodbank. The app is free to download on your mobile phone and alerts you of the items our foodbank would appreciate; you can opt into receiving alerts when you enter a […]

30 Apr 24

Scouts in the Warehouse

We regularly have groups in our warehouse to get hands-on experience of what we do and how we work and to encourage ongoing relationships. Most recently we hosted Hethersett Scouts, weighing in donations and making single parcels, ensuring they were reading the picking lists, as we had purposefully picked some of the wrong items to […]

27 Feb 24

Luan – Shelter article in Best Magazine

We were humbled to read our Shelter worker Luan’s personal story as featured in Best magazine in November. It showed how her lived experience of homelessness had led her to this ‘dream job’ helping others in similar situations and working to prevent housing difficulties for Shelter and foodbank clients. A link to the article is […]

29 Jan 24

Foodbank Prayer Letter February 2024

Psalm 111 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion; holy and reverend is His name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. As we take time to consider and […]

23 Jan 24

Meet Your Neighbours at the Wensum Community Centre

Come along and meet us at the Wensum Community Centre for a couple of hours of tea and chat. Colleagues from Norfolk County Council along with representatives from other agencies will be on hand if you need to discuss any issues, or just enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit. Wensum Community Centre, Hotblack […]

23 Jan 24

The winter newsletter

Welcome to the newsletter of Norwich foodbank. We hope you will find this to be of interest whether our local Christian charity is new to you or you are a regular supporter. A really big THANK YOU to everyone who supports us—our volunteers, donors of food, toiletries and money, those who pray for us, invite […]

22 Dec 23

Food Assistance from The Feed over Christmas

Here is the link to The Feed’s website with information about food provision in Norwich and a little further beyond over the Christmas period – https://thefeed.org.uk/about-us/news/xmasfood23

5 Dec 23

Bank the Food

You might have seen our shopping list of items the foodbank needs on our website or recently handed out in supermarkets. Did you know that you can use your mobile phone to access up-to-the-minute food needs via an app? (BankTheFood) BankTheFood is a registered charity who have developed an app to help ensure that foodbanks […]

23 Nov 23

Norwich Open Christmas

We hope to provide, for any guest, attending a Christmas Lunch, Clothing distribution, Entertainment, a take home food bag of non-perishable food and a festive bag containing Christmas cake, mince pies etc. This year the event will be held at St Andrews Hall, Norwich NR3 1AU Date: 25 December Time: 11:00 to 17:00 Guest transport is completely […]

25 Oct 23

Christmas Collection Appeal 2023

Norwich Foodbank Appeal 2023 Please see above our poster displaying this years most needed shopping list for Christmas donations. We don’t expect you to donate the whole shopping list. We are truly grateful for any donations from the list. We ask that donations are brought to our warehouse at: Unit 14, Henderson Business Centre, NR5 […]

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