About
About the Foodbank Network
Trussell supports communities and churches to open foodbanks across the UK.
Our foodbank is part of Trussell’s network. Together we are 419 independent foodbanks in 1,400 locations with over 40,000 voluntees. We are working to tackle food poverty and hunger in our local communities, as well as across the UK.
Trussell was founded in 2004 after four years of developing the original foodbank based in Salisbury. Since then it has helped communities work together to launch foodbanks nationwide in a wide range of towns and cities.
In 2025 alone, Trussell provided more than 2.6 million emergency food parcels. This is 45% more than pre-pandemic numbers as 1 in 5 people in the UK live below the poverty line.
This is not right.
As a network, we want to see more people helped out of crisis and fewer people needing foodbanks in the future. That’s why Trussell and local foodbanks are working together to develop new ways to help people out of crisis.
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