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Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support.
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.
Our shopping list on the right shows the food items that we need right now.
Please note that we cannot take infant formula for babies under 6 months old.
If you are happy to drop off food donations, please see the table below for our food collection point locations:
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Comments |
| Tesco Extra, Prince Avenue, Southend, SS0 0JP | 06:00-22:00 | Please note only food bought from Tesco is eligible for the 20% uplift. Please mark food that is bought elsewhere. Thank you for your understanding! |
| Waitrose, London Road, Leigh on Sea, SS9 3JQ | 08:00-20:00 | Front of store near exit |
| Asda, North Shoebury Road, Shoeburyness, SS3 8DA | 06:00-00:00 | Front of store near exit. Please note only food bought from the store is eligible for the 20% uplift. Please mark food that is bought elsewhere. Thank you for your understanding! |
| WAREHOUSE, Friendship House, 484 Southchurch Road, SS1 2QA | 09.30-14:30 | Mondays and Thursdays |
| WAREHOUSE, Friendship House, 484 Southchurch Road, SS1 2QA | 09.30-12.30 | Tuesdays |
| Southend Association of Voluntary Services (SAVS), 29 -31 Alexandra Street, SS1 1BW |
Monday to Friday
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CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC |
| Co-op Food – 109 – 121 Rochford Road, SS2 6SY | 7am – 10pm | Open everyday |
| Sainsbury’s Local – 1355-1369 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea SS9 2AB | 7am – 11pm | Open everyday |
| 7:30 – 9pm weekdays |
7:30 – 8pm Saturday 11am – 5pm Sunday |
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| 8am – 10pm | 10am-4pm Sundays | |
| 8am-10pm Mon – Sat | 10am-4pm Sundays | |
| 10am-11am | Sunday, Monday and Wednesday each week | |
We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby Foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people wherever in the UK they are.
You can also donate at any of the churches where we hold our distribution centres.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.