News | Wandsworth Foodbank

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

7 Dec 23

HTC Group supports Wandsworth Foodbank with a van and donations this Christmas

This December, the London dealership HTC Group has chosen to support Wandsworth Foodbank, and help people in hardship in the local community so that everyone who needs help has access to essential resources in the lead up to Christmas. HTC Group is collecting food donations through their MAXUS Food Bank Appeal and is very generously […]

27 Nov 23

Will you help us be here for people this winter?

In the four weeks leading up to Christmas, Wandsworth Foodbank will be providing around 1,600 Christmas food parcels to local individuals and families facing hardship. The soaring cost of living is driving record numbers of people on the lowest incomes to food banks like ours – and we’re working hard to ensure we have enough […]

10 Nov 23

We’ve provided 5,000 emergency food supplies in last six months

This week we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Wandsworth Foodbank provided within our local community between April and September 2023. The worrying new figures reveal that we’ve provided 5,181 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Wandsworth borough over the last six months – and […]

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