Blog | Epping Forest Foodbank

26 Feb 25

Easter & Lent 2025

As we approach Easter, we find ourselves once again in need of your support. Christmas seems like a long time ago – and gone are the many donations which filled our warehouse after your generous response to our Harvest and Christmas Appeals. However, our clients are facing hardship like never before – the […]

5 Apr 24

Online shop now open!

You can view and browse our online shop by clicking here https://www.givetoday.co.uk/eppingforestfoodbank/ Each week, we will update it with things we need so you can always be sure your donation is exactly what is most needed!

28 Sep 23

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]

27 Jan 23

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 […]

26 Feb 21

Citizens Advice’s Help though Hardship

Since launching in April 2020, the helpline that the Trussell Trust run in partnership with Citizens Advice (England and Wales) has answered over 43,000 calls and issued over 26,000 vouchers. The food parcels received by those calling the helpline have been a lifeline. There is some exciting news we have to share with you about […]

6 Jan 20

What we are in need of this January

If you can donate to EFFB this month, we are in need of the following items: SPONGE PUDDINGS UHT MILK POWDERED MILK LONG LIFE JUICE INSTANT MASH TINNED CARROTS/PEAS/POTATOES TINNED MEAT TINNED SPAGHETTI RICE PUDDING FEMALE DEODORANT A list of places to donate to is available here. Alternatively, you could support us financially by […]

3 Dec 19

Thank You 4th Epping Scout Group

EFFB would like to give a big THANK YOU shout out to the 4th Epping Scouts who donated 141.2kg to us last Friday! They did chores around the house etc. to earn money and then they all went shopping to buy pretty much all the items on the shopping list!! Such a fab thing to […]

3 Dec 19

Christmas Donations

This December, EFFB is bracing itself for busiest December yet as new figures suggest record number of people in crisis will need support ahead of Christmas. With Christmas only a few weeks away, the Trussell Trust is concerned new figures from December 2018, taken alongside the increase in food bank parcels needed so far this […]

2 Dec 19

Christmas Opening Times

With Christmas fast approaching, we wanted to make you aware of this years Christmas opening hours at our Distribution Centre. Red Vouchers can be exchanged as usual for 3-days of Emergency food throughout December with the exception of Wednesday 25th December and Wednesday 1st January. If you have any questions about our festive opening hours please contact […]

30 Nov 19

Thank You Bank of England

A big THANK YOU to the staff of Bank of England and DeLa Rue who donated 192kg for our Christmas goody bags. It will make a big difference to people in crisis this Christmas period. If you are collecting Christmas donations, please delivery them to us no later than 6th December so we can ensure that they can be […]

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