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Case Study: Why people need the food bank 3

We have begun a new series of articles in the Epping Forest Guardian, chronicling the real lifes stories of people who use our Foodbank. You can read the third installment here: https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/23905512.personal-story-epping-forest-foodbank-user/  

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Case Study: Why people need the Foodbank 2

We have begun a new series of articles in the Epping Forest Guardian, chronicling the real lifes stories of people who use our Foodbank. You can read the newest installment here:   Lucy’s story

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Case Study: Why people need the Foodbank

We have begun a new series of articles in the Epping Forest Guardian, chronicling the real lifes stories of people who use our Foodbank. You can read the first one here:   David’s story

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Harvest 2023

We’re collecting again for the Harvest Festival. Our list of most needed items is below, if you would like to get involved please contact amy via email at [email protected]    

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Financial year 2022-2023 stats

1976 Emergency food parcels provided to people facing hardship by Epping Forest Foodbank in the past 12 months Alarmingly nearly half of the parcels were provided for children. The charity is calling for a stronger social security system that ensures we can at least cover life’s essentials, like food, heating, and clothes. New figures released […]

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Why we ask

With the end of January 2023 fast approaching, the team at Epping Forest Foodbank (EFFB) wanted to take some time to reflect on the service we provide with our many partners across the region. Last week, an episode of Doctors on BBC One showed a family having to use a Food Bank for the first […]

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Holiday opening hours

Please find below our opening and closing dates over the next few days. Please note, 24th December & 31st December, are based at our hubs in St. John’s On The Broadway, Debden. Our other hubs are closed.  

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New Chair of Trustees

After 3 years as EFFB’s Chair of Trustees, we are bidding a fond farewell to Chris Blackham and welcoming Julian Dutnall as the incoming Chair. After studying Law at Exeter and qualifying as a barrister in 1996, Julian qualified as a teacher and has been in education ever since. Julian has taught in 5 state […]

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