News
4 Feb 22
Wandsworth charities concerned that local residents are being left out in the cold
We and six Wandsworth charities are concerned that local residents are being left out in the cold, as time is running out for Wandsworth Council to distribute £2m winter hardship funding. With the cost of essentials rising at the fastest rate in 30 years, the news this week of £700/year fuel bill increase is particularly […]
24 Jan 22
“You have to choose between heating or eating”
We and five Wandsworth charities are warning today that many local people are unable to afford to heat their homes this winter, as freezing weather and high energy costs hit low income households hard. The charities are Citizens Advice Wandsworth, Katherine Low Settlement, Little Village, South West London Law Centres, Wandsworth Carers’ Centre and Wandsworth […]
24 Dec 21
Christmas opening times
Today, Christmas Eve, we’ve provided and delivered emergency food to 80 households referred to us in poverty. We’re so glad to be able to support each one, and we’re grateful to everyone who helps makes this possible. We’re now closed and are giving our food bank volunteer elves a rest until Tuesday 4 January 2022 […]
24 Dec 21
Prince Charles visits Wandsworth Foodbank
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the The Duchess of Cornwall last week paid tribute to the vital work of our food bank in supporting people in crisis throughout the pandemic, during a visit to one of our welcome centres. The royal couple met volunteers, support staff and church leaders from our food […]
6 Dec 21
Give a gift card to local people in hardship this Christmas
Rising fuel costs, reduction in Universal Credit benefit payments and the ongoing impact of the pandemic mean this winter is going to be a bleak one for many families and individuals in Wandsworth. For people referred to us at Wandsworth Foodbank, this perfect storm has already left them without enough income to meet the cost […]
5 Nov 21
Our amazing volunteers win Wandsworth Civic Award 2021
Last night our amazing volunteer team was awarded a Wandsworth Civic Award for being ‘a group who have gone above and beyond to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic’. We couldn’t agree more, and we’re so delighted our team of more than 250 volunteers have been recognised in this way. Dan (Foodbank Manager), Elle (Volunteers […]
3 Sep 21
Our welcome centres are re-opening from 20 September
We’re delighted to be re-opening our face-to-face food bank welcome centres from Monday 20 September, after almost 18 months of delivering emergency food to people’s doorsteps – and more than 16,000 emergency food supplies delivered across Wandsworth borough. We’re adding two new welcome centres in neighbourhoods where relatively high numbers of people and families are […]
25 Jun 21
Wandsworth Council listens to our calls for increased local lifeline
We’re delighted that Wandsworth Council has listened to calls from local community groups like ours, and has this week announced its local lifeline for residents in severe hardship in the year ahead. We believe local welfare assistance like the Wandsworth Discretionary Social Fund (WDSF) can provide a lifeline for residents impacted by loss of work […]
15 Jun 21
Blog: Welcoming people seeking refuge and sanctuary
It’s Refugee Week 2021, a chance to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary with us in the UK, including in Wandsworth. At Wandsworth Foodbank, we regularly support refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary who’ve been pulled into destitution, often due to restrictions of the government’s No Recourse to Public […]
13 May 21
New report finds extreme poverty pushes people to food bank doors
New research reveals people forced to food banks at start of pandemic faced extreme poverty, with just £248 a month to survive on after housing costs. Today, we welcome the Trussell Trust’s State of Hunger 2021, an expert study shedding light on groups of people across the UK disproportionately affected by hunger and the drivers behind food bank […]