News
13 Feb 18
#40for40
Are you giving up anything for Lent? By giving up 40p for 40 days you could help a local family in crisis this Easter. Check out our 40for40 Wandsworth Foodbank Poster for more info. Gift Aid forms can be printed here! 40for40 Gift Aid form Donations can be made online here: https://wandsworth.foodbank.org.uk/donate/ Thank you so much for […]
8 Dec 17
Universal Credit Roll Out
Universal Credit full roll out in Wandsworth Borough began this week, from 6 December. This means that new claimants, or claimants who have a change of circumstance, who are Wandsworth residents but are served by Stockwell or Streatham JCPs, will need to apply for Universal Credit from now on. Last week we issued a joint […]
30 Nov 17
Christmas 2017: Opening Times
We are open as usual up to and including Christmas Eve, then closed on 25-27 December, 29 December, 31 December & 1 January. Click below for more details:
7 Nov 17
Press Release: Mid-year statistics show 2122 emergency food supplies given to local people in six months
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7TH November 2017 New figures show 2122 emergency food supplies given to local people by Wandsworth Foodbank in six months Between 1st April and 30th September 2017, 2122 three-day emergency food supplies were provided to local people in crisis by Wandsworth Foodbank, compared to 2111 in the same period in the previous […]
7 Nov 17
Christmas Appeal 2017
Christmas is expected to be a very busy time at Wandsworth Foodbank, due to a number of factors, such as cold weather and high energy bills. Please have a look at our Christmas Appeal Poster and consider how you can help.
23 May 17
Press Release: May 2017
Wandsworth Foodbank provides 4712 three-day emergency food supplies to people referred in crisis in 2016-17 Wandsworth Foodbank publishes new research on Hunger & Poverty in Wandsworth Borough – looking at why people needed to use the Foodbank in 2016-17 4712 three-day emergency food supplies distributed to people in crisis in Wandsworth Borough in April 2016- […]
19 May 17
We provided 4712 3-day emergency food supplies to people referred in crisis in 2016-17
Foodbank use increased 16% on the previous year, with more people referred than ever for emergency food and support – nearly double the number helped in our first year of operation (2013-14). Read more in our report Hunger & Poverty in Wandsworth 2017, or start with a summary (and a cuppa!)
17 May 17
Mental health and the benefits system
Sarah Chapman, one of our volunteers and a trustee of Wandsworth Foodbank, had an article published in The Guardian voluntary recently: To improve mental health, politicians must start with the benefits system It makes a relavent read as we prepare to launch our annual Food Poverty Report this Friday.
6 Apr 17
Easter 2017 Opening times
We are closed Saturday-Monday over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
23 Mar 17
Balham challenged to Smash Easter Egg record
People of Balham & Battersea urged to donate chocolate eggs to Wandsworth Food Bank The annual Access Self Storage Easter Egg Appeal is open to the people of Balham for the very first time. This year the campaign – which has seen more than 2,800 chocolate eggs given to dozens of charities since it launched […]