News
15 Sep 22
Foodbanks on Radio 2
Earlier today, Jeremy Vine discussed Foodbanks on his Radio 2 programme. Our Media and Campaigns Coordinator Cass Francis joined the discussion, speaking about the 58% increase in referrals we have seen during August 2022. This was the second busiest month for food provision we have recorded, since we opened in November 2013. We’ve had a […]
30 Jul 22
Football and foodbanks – still Standing Up For our Community
Hunger Doesn’t Wear Club Colours During the 21/22 football season, collections at and around Southend United matches gave over half a tonne of food and toiletries, 600kg, and £2750 to the foodbank. This came through two match-day collections at Roots Hall, hosted by Southend United Community and Education Trust, welcoming the foodbank to set up […]
30 May 22
Jubilee Bank Holiday closures
This Jubilee weekend, our distribution centre at Earls Hall Baptist Church is CLOSED Friday 3rd June. We are open as normal for the rest of the weekend, details are on the table below:
30 Mar 22
Spring into Action part 2
This spring, we’ve got lots of ways – 40 – to help you find the one thing you can do to support your local foodbank. Some are free, some take a little time, some you can do from home. Check back as we update the list each week! Whether Lent is a deeply spiritual season […]
1 Mar 22
Spring into action!
Spring into action! 40 ways to help your foodbank This spring, we’ve got lots of ways – 40 – to help you find the one thing you can do to support your local foodbank. Some are free, some take a little time, some you can do from home. Check back as we update the list […]
5 Jan 22
Southend Foodbank in 2021
In 2021, Southend Foodbank welcomed 2996 people who had been referred to us, giving food aid to support 8512 people of whom 3934 were children. To put those figures in context: Every year the foodbank has been open, we have been busier than the previous year. Comparing 2021 with 2020, we supported around […]
14 Dec 21
Distribution Centre Holiday Closures
These are our scheduled distribution centre statuses over the festive period: Friday 24th Dec – Earls Hall DC is OPEN Saturday 25th Dec – West Leigh is DC CLOSED Monday 27th Dec – Ferndale & Hawkwell DCs are CLOSED Tuesday 28th Dec – Belle Vue DC is CLOSED Wednesday 29th – Eastwood & St Saviours […]
6 Dec 21
Bank the Food on BBC Radio Essex 1/12/21
Emma Spring from Bank the Food was on BBC Radio Essex at the start of December, talking about the app that began here in Southend. Watch the snippet below to listen to Emma chatting with Tony Fisher about Bank the Food, or catch up on iplayer. Talking about the need for this kind of app, […]
30 Nov 21
Giving Tuesday 2021
Giving Tuesday is a day for people around the world to show their support for charities and good causes – and it holds the world record for the biggest amount donated to charity online in 24 hours. It’s a boost of kindness, generosity and giving back to our communities. This year here are three things […]
15 Nov 21
Southend United Fans Supporting Southend Foodbanks
The first Southend United match day foodbank collection in numbers: A massive 322kg of food and toiletries donated by generous Shrimpers £1200 in cash donations on the day, as well as more online donations coming in over the weekend 100s of leaflets, stickers and social media shares that helped spread the message 68 hours of […]