News
20 Aug 14
Jesse’s Story
“The reason for my crisis is because of my benefits being delayed and I had nothing whatsoever and nobody to ask for some help. But my JSA should be sorted out very soon as it is being looked into.” Our thanks to Jesse for sharing this story with us.
15 Aug 14
Joshua’s Story
“I’m here today because I have no food or money. For the last two years I have been on a reduced rate of ESA. I had an accident in work. I have damaged my spine. I have had an MRI scan that shows bulging in my neck and lower back. So from my accident I […]
13 Aug 14
Victoria’s Story
“I missed an appointment with the Work Programme and was sanctioned by the DWP. I had contacted the Work Programme provider informing them of my illness however they still reported to the DWP my non attendance and I have to appeal to DWP with evidence from my G.P.” Our thanks to Victoria for sharing her […]
8 Aug 14
Michel’s Story
“The reason why I am homeless is a family breakdown. me drink but no violence made prisoner in my own home my daughter who is 16yrs does go round with the wrong crowd and does drink arguments arose which made it a family breakdown. You don’t think it’s going to happen to you well think […]
6 Aug 14
Samuel’s Story
“Samuel is suffering from long-standing physical and emotional health problems. His doctor is signing medical forms regularly. He has not had any payment since April 2014. Living with his brother who has himself had his benefits recently sorted out and has been doing his best to help out his brother.” Our thanks to Samuels for […]
1 Aug 14
George’s Story
“I have had no money since April, which was a hardship payment. They say I am waiting for a decision maker to decide if I am entitled to any money. They told me to sign on for JSA, but wouldn’t let me sign on for JSA as they could see I was not able to […]
30 Jul 14
An Unexpected and Thoughtful Donation! Received with Thanks
Last week the employees of Bank of America had a 5 day collection event for our Foodbank and collected an impressive 191 kilos of food and toiletries! While we were unloading their donation back at the warehouse we noticed that they had included a copy of Jack Monroe’s book of budget recipes. What an excellent […]
21 Jul 14
Proud Of Foodbank: Aggrieved It Is Needed
As volunteers gathered together recently, we spent some time looking back and celebrating what we, as a relatively young charity, have achieved together so far. We are thankful first of all, for each other as volunteers. Foodbank is truly the community helping the community and we celebrate all those involved. This includes each of the […]
18 Jul 14
Supermarket Collection Honours!
We salute the hard work and commitment of the people who made the supermarket collections on Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th July 2014 such a success. Our roll of honour is available here.