News

12 Dec 24

Our Christmas opening times

Wandsworth Foodbank will be closed for Christmas and New Year, from 2pm on Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December until 9am on Thursday 2 January. All our regular Welcome Centre Sessions and home deliveries for people unable to collect (because of illness or disability) will run as usual up to 2pm on Christmas Eve. For food bank referral partners, […]

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28 Nov 24

Could you give a little extra joy this Christmas?

Christmas can be an especially difficult time if your income isn’t covering essential costs like food. We’d love to be able to give a supermarket voucher alongside emergency food to local people referred to us in hardship this Christmas. Can you help? One simple but really impactful way to do this is to donate to […]

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25 Nov 24

We’ve provided almost 6,000 emergency food supplies to people facing hunger in the past six months

New figures released today by Wandsworth Foodbank reveal that 5,593 emergency food supplies were provided to people facing hardship across Wandsworth Borough between April 1 and September 30, 2024 – with 3,475 of these going to households with children. We’ve seen an 8% increase in the number of emergency food parcels distributed in the community […]

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22 Oct 24

Thank you to TR Property for our vital warehouse space!

We are delighted that TR Property has extended the lease on our food bank warehouse in Ferrier Street, Wandsworth Town for another 12 months, providing us with a rent-free facility until the end of 2025. TR Property says: We’re committed to supporting organisations that make a real difference in our local communities, such as Wandsworth […]

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1 Oct 24

Will you help give people in hardship a warmer winter?

Today we’re launching our Give a Warmer Winter appeal, inviting people to donate towards emergency fuel vouchers to help local people referred to Wandsworth Foodbank to top up their meter and have a warmer winter. When people are referred to us for emergency food and support, many also can’t afford to top up the credit […]

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11 Sep 24

Foodbank Adviser Philippa cycling 500 miles to raise funds for Wandsworth Foodbank

Our amazing Foodbank Advice Project adviser Philippa is cycling 500 miles to raise funds for Wandsworth Foodbank and the local people and families we support. Can you donate to her JustGiving page to show your support for local people in hardship, and for the wheely awesome Philippa? Philippa says: On 6th October I’m embarking on […]

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15 May 24

New figures reveal we’ve provided 11,166 emergency food parcels in last year – a 90% increase on 5 years ago

Today we release our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Wandsworth Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2023 and March 2024. The worrying new figures reveal that we have provided 11,166 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Wandsworth Borough during the last twelve months – […]

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13 Mar 24

Warmer Winter appeal update: “It made a massive difference to our family”

It’s been brilliant to be able to offer people and families extra help with prepay fuel vouchers this winter, thanks to everyone who donated our our Warmer Winter appeal this year. You gave an amazing £15,000 (including Gift Aid), and we’ve provided more than 300 £49 emergency fuel vouchers to people referred to us in […]

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13 Mar 24

Easter opening times

As Easter approaches, please take a note of our opening times and share them with anyone who might find it helpful to know. Thanks. All our food bank centres, our warehouse and our office will be closed on Good Friday 29 March – Easter Monday 1 April 2024. Everything will re-open on Tuesday 2 April. […]

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7 Dec 23

Christmas opening times at Wandsworth Foodbank

It’s nearly time for our volunteer elves to have a well-earned rest, so Wandsworth Foodbank will be closed from 4pm on Friday 22 December, until 9am on Tuesday 2 January 2023. During December, thanks to our supporters’ generosity, we’re providing a supermarket gift card alongside emergency food to each household referred in hardship. We’ll be […]

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