News
12 Nov 23
Foodbank unwraps Christmas food shopping list
Never mind a white Christmas. Here at Worcester Foodbank all we’re dreaming of is a Christmas where no-one in our city goes hungry. That’s why we’ve unwrapped our festive food shopping list as we brace ourselves for a challenging countdown to Christmas, with an expected record numbers of referrals to us. We want everyone in […]
15 Oct 23
Foodbank makes urgent plea for winter volunteers
Worcester Foodbank is in urgent need of volunteers between now and January to help bolster our team during the busy autumn and winter period. We need volunteers aged 18 or over and available to do regular shifts between 9.30am and 2.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Fridays, although we can offer flexibility within these hours […]
2 Oct 23
Foodbank driver voices concerns over rise in hunger as referrals soar
A volunteer driver for Worcester Foodbank says more people in work are becoming dependent on emergency food due to their low income not covering the inflated cost of essentials. Jill Desayrah has decided to share her experiences of working on the foodbank frontline in Worcester, after growing increasingly concerned at the impact food poverty is […]
3 Sep 23
Foodbank makes urgent plea for Tuesday volunteers
Worcester Foodbank is in urgent need of volunteers to help in its warehouse on Tuesdays. The plea for help comes with foodbank facing relentlessly high demand for emergency food, which is seeing us feed around 1,400 people a month. Volunteers need to be aged 18 or over and available to do regular shifts between 9.30am […]
26 Aug 23
Foodbank closed on Bank Holiday Monday
Worcester Foodbank will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday (28 August) to allow our team to take a hard-earned break. Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday. Don’t forget many of our usual donation collection points will be open over the long weekend. You’ll find a list of some of the main locations on our […]
1 May 23
Chris raises more than £1,800 after marathon lumberjack run
A staff member from the University of Worcester has raised more than £1,800 for our food bank after completing the London Marathon dressed as a lumberjack. Chris Garratt, Deputy Chief Information Officer at the university, completed the gruelling 26-mile run around the capital clutching a fake axe and dressed in full lumberjack gear, including heavy […]
26 Apr 23
Foodbank appeals for volunteer delivery drivers
Worcester Foodbank is on the lookout for volunteer delivery drivers to join our team as we continue to go the extra mile to help people facing hunger across the city. We are looking for pairs of drivers that can commit to a shift a week to pick up food parcels from our Lowesmoor warehouse and […]
7 Apr 23
Easter opening hours
Our doors will be open for food parcel collections and donations on Good Friday before we take a well-earned break over the rest of the Easter weekend. Easter opening hours Good Friday – open as usual, 11am to 2pm Easter Bank Holiday Monday – CLOSED Tuesday 18th – normal opening hours resume
2 Jan 23
Foodbank publishes first shopping list of 2023
A new year may have dawned but many of the old challenges that plagued struggling households remain as we head into 2023. Soaring inflation continues to widen the gap between many people’s incomes and the prices of everyday essentials like food, heating and rent – forcing record numbers of people to turn to us for […]
23 Nov 22
Foodbank unwraps Christmas gift voucher appeal for children
Our Christmas Gift Card appeal is up and running as we look to repeat the success of last year’s festive fund-raiser for disadvantaged children. An outpouring of generosity in response to the 2021 appeal enabled us to provide more than 600 vouchers to families that were then able to buy a gift for their child […]