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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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2020 in Numbers

Looking back on 2020, it was a tough year for us all. Unfortunately, low income is one of the main reasons people are referred to us at EFFB but in 2020 we saw this rise. The impact of the pandemic left many in financial crisis, increasing the number of families that needed our support. We […]

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Return to Doorstep Deliveries

Statement from our Interim Project Manager Dear friends, The safety and health of our volunteers and clients are of paramount importance, and with the news that Epping Forest is moving into Tier 4 we have decided to revert back to a delivery-only service as we did during the first national lockdown. This will mean there […]

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Merry Christmas

From everyone at EFFB, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all of your support this past year, even more so as this year has been trying for everyone. Your support meant that from January to November we were able to provide over 21,000 meals to people in need across Epping Forest. […]

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Thank You!

This has been a tough year for everyone. But even in these troubling times, our community has come out to support us in many different ways. As a community, you have donated an amazing 34.9 tons of food and other essentials this year! Every donation made helps local people in crisis, so thank you to […]

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Christmas Opening Times

As Christmas approaches, we wanted to make you aware of this year’s opening times for our distribution centres and doorstop deliveries. Monday 21st December 2020 – The Box, Epping – OPEN AS USUAL Wednesday 23rd December 2020 – Hope Centre, Loughton – OPEN AS USUAL Saturday 26th December 2020 – CLOSED  Monday 28th December 2020 […]

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Christmas Appeal 2020

In the 3 weeks leading up to Christmas, we are expecting to hand out 3,000 meals to local individuals and families in crisis. EFFB relies on donations of both food and money to help them provide this vital service of supporting people facing crisis within our community. Without your goodwill, we would really struggle to […]

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Changes to our services

EFFB will be reopening some of our Distribution Centres this week, with social distancing measures in place. Our sessions are as follows; Mondays; The Box, St. John’s Road, Epping, CM16 5DN (3:30pm- 5pm) Opening 7th September Wednesdays; Hope Centre, 201 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1BB (10am -12noon) Opening 2nd September Doorstep delivery service (12noon – […]

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August Bank Holiday

Please note that due to the bank holiday we will not be running our doorstep delivery service on Monday 31th August. Our next session will be on Wednesday 2nd September. If you have any questions about our opening times please contact us here. Thank you for your understanding.

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We’re Moving!

After 2 years at the Loughton Seedbed Centre, we’ve grown out of our warehouse. We are pleased to announce we have found a new home. From the 7th of September, our address will be; Epping Forest Foodbank, 38c Chigwell Lane, Loughton, IG10 3NY With your continued support, we will continue to help local people in […]

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