News & blog
7 Jan 21
Find help if you’re facing hardship this lockdown
If you’re facing hardship and can’t afford to buy the food you need this week, we’re here to help. There are three main ways to be referred to our Foodbank: Many local schools, GPs, children’s centres, mental health teams, housing associations can refer local people to Wandsworth Foodbank, so do ask someone that you’re in […]
7 Jan 21
We’ll keep supporting local people through this new lockdown
As we face rising Covid cases across the capital and a new lockdown, we know food banks like ours will sadly be busier than ever. Across Wandsworth, we’ve been supporting a growing number of local households who’ve been swept into severe hardship by loss of jobs or hours, illness, and benefit payments that aren’t covering […]
24 Dec 20
Christmas Eve at the food bank
We wish no one needed to use a food bank, but there was a lot of joy today to be able to ease a little of the hardship and stress for more than 70 households across Wandsworth borough, who’d been referred to us this week. One mother we delivered to texted us this afternoon to […]
23 Dec 20
A brief look back at 2020 in our new report
Covid-19 has shone a harsh light on already-existing causes of poverty and food bank use. We hope this new report, Covid-19: A view from the Foodbank, will help to shine a light on how we can help protect people in Wandsworth from further hardship, together. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen the need […]
9 Dec 20
Coconuts (and other unexpected blessings)
This week has been full of unexpected but completely on-time blessings. Lovely fruit juice from Pip Organic, just as we’re running low on juice. Lemons and other fruit and veg from Fareshare (we needed a lemon to go with a science kit for an 8-year-old child). Not our standard ask, but important for the 8-year-old […]
8 Dec 20
Our Christmas opening times
We’ll be delivering emergency food and essential toiletries to local people up to and including Thursday 24 December. We’re asking all our referral partners to complete e-referrals for individuals and families in severe hardship by 5pm on Tuesday 22 December, so that we can make sure everyone referred to us has a delivery in time for […]
2 Dec 20
Busiest November ever, but help could be on the way
Last month was our busiest November since we opened our doors in 2013. We provided more than 1000 seven-day emergency food supplies to local people referred to us in severe hardship – 4 in 10 were for children. This was a 128% increase compared to November 2019. We’re so grateful to everyone who’s continuing to […]
20 Nov 20
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear – and donating to your local food bank
As winter approaches and the effects of coronavirus continue to trap people in poverty, food banks in the Trussell Trust network are forecast to give out a staggering six emergency food parcels every minute. So we’re really grateful to local people, families, schools, churches and businesses who are getting in touch already to find out […]
1 Oct 20
Helping local people this Harvest
During the pandemic, we’ve seen the need for our food bank more than double. During lockdown we supported more than 1200 local households – 7 in 10 of whom had never had to use the Foodbank before. We’ve created a very short film for schools about it that you may like to watch and share. […]
9 Jun 20
Get help to weather the storm
Local charities seeing a surge in need have created a campaign to raise awareness of crisis help available for people facing hardship from Wandsworth Council. The campaign urges local people whose income doesn’t cover the cost of essentials to #GetHelpToWeatherTheStorm. The campaign highlights that residents with No Recourse to Public Funds, working families and […]