News

6 Sep 24

ITV Meridian News 5th September 2024

In the wake of Trussell Trust news this week which said: 68% of working households in receipt of Universal Credit have gone without essentials in the last six months. Almost half (48%) of people claiming Universal Credit ran out of food in the last month and did not have enough money to buy more. An […]

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25 Jun 24

Southend East & Rochford Candidates Q&A

On Wednesday 19th June, Southend Foodbank and our friends at Project Southchurch organised a General Election Special for the candidates standing as potential MPs for the Southend East and Rochford Constituency. Six candidates were able to attend the evening, and after an opening statement, answered questions sent in by the public. There was also an […]

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3 Jun 24

We’re hiring!

This is an exciting opportunity to help Southend Food Bank realise it’s vision of working towards a hunger-free future In order to realise this ambition and maintain a sustainable organisation, we need to grow our annual fundraised income from £50,000 to in excess £80,000 per annum. Through this new organisational role, you’ll proactively create and […]

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13 Nov 23

Mid-Year Stats

9,000 food parcels in the past 6 months. Read more about our mid-year stats in the Echo article here: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23913825.southend-foodbank-hand-9-000-food-parcels-six-months/

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21 Oct 23

Our Hardest Winter Yet

On Wednesday 18th October, the Trussell Trust announced they expect their busiest winter ever, with forecasts that more than 600,000 people will need the support of food banks over a three-month period Dec 23 – Feb 24. Southend Foodbank’s Project Manager Natasha Copus was quoted in national media articles, looking at what the winter might […]

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4 Oct 23

BBC Essex Interview 4th Oct 2023

Cass Francis and Simon Carter popped into the Blue Boar pub today to speak to Ben Fryer on BBC Essex. Listen to the recording below – the video is also captioned.

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19 Sep 23

September newsletter

Volunteer Appreciation Celebration Earlier this month (Friday, 8 September), we held a coffee morning to say thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and also to reflect on the past ten years as the foodbank approaches its tenth anniversary. There are more anniversary events and activities to come in Autumn, which we will keep […]

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22 Aug 23

August Bank Holiday closure

This coming Bank Holiday Monday – 28th August – our distribution centre at Ferndale Baptist Church will be open as usual from 1-3pm. Our distribution at Hawkwell Baptist church will be closed that day.

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22 Aug 23

Bank Holiday closures August 2023

On Bank Holiday Monday, 28th August, Southend Foodbank will be partially closed. Ferndale session will be OPEN as usual, 1pm – 3pm. Hawkwell will be closed on Monday 28th, with the next session on Monday 4th September. The office, phoneline and warehouse will all be closed. Everything re-opens Tuesday morning. Most referral agencies will be […]

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24 Jul 23

Summer Newsletter

July 24, 2023 Southend Foodbank Summer Special Edition WELCOME TO THE SUMMER EDITION OF OUR NEWSLETTER Mid-year stats We received more than 3,700 referrals and gave out over 9,600 food parcels during January to June this year. This means we have given out more food in the first six months of 2023, than we did […]

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