News | Epping Forest Foodbank

21 Jun 19

We want to tackle these issues

Epping Forest Foodbank’s manager, Heather speaks to the Epping Forest Guardian against increasing hunger crisis Read the full article here We were responding to questions asked of us by Mr Jack Barnard in the letters sections of the Epping Forest Guardian (30th May 2019 – page 22). Here are our full responses to the questions asked. (click […]

14 Jun 19

Capital Space

When you come face to face with people whose lives are on the edge, who can’t feed themselves, it’s a very humbling experience. What we’re doing to welcome them and make them feel loved is a great thing. Capital Space, the management company who run Loughton Seedbed Centre where Unit-D8 is located, has written an […]

13 Jun 19

June Newletter

The June 2019 edition of the Epping Forest Foodbank newsletter has landed. If you haven’t yet subscribed to our mailing list, you can do so here. This edition includes our stats for the financial year 2018/2019, all the information about how we celebrated National Volunteer Week 2019 and much more. You can read the full edition […]

1 Jun 19

June Shopping List

Thank you to everyone who donated food and other essentials to EFFB last month. With the beginning of a new month comes new requests, if you would consider donating anything off the list below we would be very grateful. Tinned vegetables UHT & Powdered Milk Rice Pudding & Custard Tinned Fruit Juice Chocolate Bars […]

1 Jun 19

National Volunteer’s Week

This week is National Volunteer’s Week, we just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the people volunteer tirelessly so that we can help those in crisis. This week our social media we will be posting client quotes about our volunteers to thank our current volunteers and hopefully inspire new ones.

21 May 19

Stephen Timms visits EFFB

Epping Forest Foodbank had a visit from local MP Stephen Timms last week. We were able to talk to him about the impact of Universal Credit on our community and The Trussell Trust’s #5weekstoolong campaign. Enjoyed visit to ⁦@TrussellTrust⁩ #EppingForestFoodbank yesterday, meeting ⁦@hlscholer⁩ and team, including Sug Sahadevan from ⁦@testhouseuk⁩, hearing that local introduction of Universal […]

25 Apr 19

1,461 emergency food parcels given to local people in last year, Epping Forest Foodbank reveals

Epping Forest Foodbank provided 1,461 three day emergency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019. Of this number, 735 went to children. The local food bank’s figures feed into a larger national picture with a record increase in food bank use across the UK reported today by the Trussell Trust. Epping Forest […]

22 Apr 19

What to Donate – April Shopping List

Please donate any of these items on Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am -12 noon at UNIT-D8, Loughton Seedbed Centre, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3TQ OR Monday – Friday 9:30am – 2:30pm in ‘Phil’ the Trolley at St Mary’s Church, Loughton, 201 High Road, Loughton IG10 1BB

22 Apr 19

Easter Monday Bank Holiday CLOSED

The Foodbank Distribution Centre usually at The Box, St Johns Road, Epping (3:30pm-5pm) will be closed on Monday 22nd April 2019. #EppingForestFoodbank is back OPEN on: Wednesday 24th April 2019 10am -12noon The Hope Centre at St Mary’s Church Loughton 201 High Road, Loughton IG10 1BB

1 Apr 19

Officially a Registered Charity!

Epping Forest Foodbank has been in the process of working towards becoming an independent charity over the last few months. 6 new Trustees have been appointed and our application to the Charity Commission was submitted on Monday 25th February 2019. We heard back 3 days later (Thursday 28th February 2019) that it was accepted! We are delighted to announce that Epping Forest Foodbank is now officially a […]

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