Telephone: 01432 607011
Hereford Food Bank
committed to the relief of poverty in Herefordshire and the surrounding area through the provision of emergency food parcels
Telephone: 01432 607011
committed to the relief of poverty in Herefordshire and the surrounding area through the provision of emergency food parcels
The Hereford Food Bank has been functioning since 2008, and is now a registered charity: No. 1170826
It operates with a small group of dedicated volunteers and three part-time officers.
Most of the food supplied is donated by local people - both individuals and businesses
We welcome all gifts of food or donations
We always need: Tinned meat (stews, casseroles, ham), Tinned fish, Tinned vegetables, Smash, Small bags of sugar, Tinned fruit, Rice pudding, Custard, Small jars of Coffee, Toothbrushes, Soap, Toilet rolls & Cleaning products.
Please see our Donations Page for details of our address and opening hours
We are happy to take on new volunteers to work in the Food Bank, or to help with collections or fund raising. Please contact stas@herefordfoodbank.co.uk for further information. (It is helpful if you provide a contact number)
As term draws to a close, we would like to remind you of the change to legislation that has been made around the cost of school uniforms and the school's duty to make affordable and second hand uniform available. Last September we had an increase of families turning to the Food Bank because the cost of uniforms had left them without money for food.
With the increased cost of living this will be repeated in larger numbers unless we take action in promoting options for second hand and affordable uniform.
The government guidance is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms/cost-of-school-uniforms
And some useful resources about what it means for schools is available here:
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-campaigns/cut-the-cost-school-uniforms#resources