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4 Feb 18
£10,000 cash boost launches partnership with Sanctuary Group
Employees from Worcester-based Sanctuary Group will be making a difference to the lives of local families over the next year through support for Worcester Foodbank. Staff from the leading UK social housing and care provider, which is based in Castle Street in the city, have chosen the foodbank as their Charity of the Year and […]
13 Dec 17
Charity donates almost 300 toys to foodbank appeal
Volunteers at Worcester Foodbank have been left overwhelmed by a charity’s act of kindness which will help them to bless hundreds of disadvantaged children this Christmas. The foodbank’s Christmas Toy Appeal has been boosted by a donation of 285 gifts for boys and girls from the West Midlands-based charity 4 Steps to a Smile. The […]
29 Nov 17
Worcester foodbank gets animated in its Christmas food appeal
Worcester Foodbank has launched a new film to drum up support for its Christmas food appeal, with the help of one of the city’s creative businesses. The animation highlights the items of food and other essentials the foodbank urgently needs during the countdown to Christmas, and the life-changing impact people’s donations can have on the […]
22 Nov 17
Foodbank joins forces with toy shop for Christmas appeal
Worcester Foodbank has joined forces with a city toy shop in an effort to bring a smile to the faces of hundreds of children living in poverty this Christmas. The charity’s Christmas Toy Appeal is being supported by The Entertainer on the Shambles for the second successive year. The store has set up a collection […]
7 Nov 17
Foodbank targets successful Christmas appeal as referrals rise
Worcester Foodbank has made an early plea to people’s festive goodwill as the charity braces itself for its busiest ever Christmas. With less than seven weeks to go until Christmas Day, foodbank is once again urging individuals, schools, churches, businesses and other organisations to support its Reverse Advent Calendar appeal. Rather than tucking into a […]
21 Aug 17
Shoppers donate 800 food bank meals during Waitrose collection
Generous shoppers at Waitrose donated enough food to provide 800 meals to hungry people and families that cannot afford to feed themselves. Customers at the London Road store handed over more than 750 kilos of food to Worcester Foodbank as volunteers carried out their first ever collection at the supermarket on Saturday (19 August). The […]
25 Jun 17
Job club offers fresh hope to long-term unemployed
Job seekers struggling with long-term unemployment can boost their chances of finding work by taking part in a new course being run by one of Worcester Foodbank’s partner organisations. Volunteers from Worcester Christians Against Poverty (CAP) will launch their latest job club with a taster session on Thursday (June 29) in St Helen’s Church on […]
25 Apr 17
Foodbank demand still increasing
New figures show 5,536 emergency food packages were given to local people by Worcester Foodbank over the last year. 5,536 three-day emergency food supplies were given to local people in crisis by Worcester Foodbank in 2016/17 – a rise of 30% compared to the previous year. Latest statistics published by The Trussell Trust foodbank network show […]
4 Apr 17
Can you help make Easter egg-stra special?
Can you help us to make this month eggs-tra special for one of the many children we help to feed by donating a chocolate egg to our Easter appeal? Every April we try and bless hundreds of youngsters from families that can barely afford to put a meal on the table, let alone treat their […]
15 Jan 17
Job club offers fresh hope to long-term unemployed
People looking to escape long-term unemployment are being urged to join a new job club which is being launched by one of Worcester Foodbank’s partner organisations. Volunteers from All Saints Church in Worcester are preparing to host the city’s first Christians Against Poverty (CAP) job club on Thursday, January 26. The free course promises to […]