News | Epping Forest Foodbank

25 Apr 21

Big Church Leaders Breakfast

Churches play a vital part in our work, as they do across the Trussell Trust’s food bank network. We’re grateful for all that local churches contribute to what we do, whether that’s by providing volunteers, venues, leadership, or donations – or in other ways. The Trussell Trust is hosting a series of online Big Church […]

12 Apr 21

Redundancy Support in Essex

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, “The Children, Families and Mental Health Commissioning Team” within Essex County Council have put together a digital package to support those facing redundancy in our community. This useful resource is designed to act as a starting point to help find and navigate practical help that is available to individuals […]

10 Apr 21

Trustees Wanted

*Applications Closed* Are you passionate about tackling poverty? Do you want to make a positive change to the lives of people in your local community? Epping Forest Foodbank is currently looking for up to three Trustees to bring their skills and experience to make a hands-on contribution to its leadership, governance and future development. Time […]

6 Apr 21

Distribution Centre Re-Openings

EFFB will be reopening our Distribution Centres this week for click & collect only. Our sessions are as follows; Mondays; The Box, St. John’s Road, Epping, CM16 5DN (3:30pm – 5pm) Opening 12th April Wednesdays; Hope Centre, 201 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1BB (10am – 12noon) Opening 7th April Doorstep delivery service (10am – 12noon) […]

1 Apr 21

Happy Easter!

Easter is the main festival in the Christian calendar and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Christians among us are all familiar with the story of Easter, which begins with Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake Tuesday to the uninitiated!). Traditionally, we use up all the delicious goodies in the kitchen in preparation for the period […]

26 Mar 21

Easter Opening Times

With the Easter holidays approaching, we would like to make you aware of changes to our normal opening times for donations and doorstep deliveries over the Easter period. Friday 2nd April (Good Friday): CLOSED FOR DONATIONS Saturday 3rd April: OPEN FOR DELIVERIES Monday 5th April (Easter Monday): CLOSED FOR DELIVERIES Our next doorstep deliveries and […]

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 […]

22 Feb 21

1,000 people fed in 8 weeks

In the first 8 weeks of 2021, Epping Forest Foodbank has passed a landmark 1000 people provided with 3-day emergency ‘bags of hope’. This is compared to 230 in 2020 and 185 in 2019. This staggering 334% increase from last year is heartbreaking; it is not right that households in our district cannot afford the […]

17 Feb 21

New Year Art Competition Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of our New Year Art competition. Under 8s Congratulations to Sarah, the winner of the under 8s category! Her drawing features ‘food jumping enthusiastically into Santa’s sack.’ We loved this colourful drawing and think it will be a perfect design for Christmas Cards. 9+ First place in our […]

3 Feb 21

End Holiday Hunger

No child should be without food. Not even for a day. But here in our local community, there are children and families who need our help and support. This half-term, EFFB expects to provide over 2,000 meals to local families in crisis. The meal count should not be this high. No one should have to rely […]

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