Foodbank and Community Kitchen
Emergency food, hot meals and practical support
Overview
Our Foodbank and Community Kitchen supports individuals and families who are struggling to afford food or meet their immediate needs.
Food support is often someone’s first contact with us. We respond with dignity and compassion while helping people explore wider support where appropriate.
Who Can Access
- •Food insecurity
- •Sudden or short-term financial hardship
- •Delays in receiving benefits or wages
- •Illness, family crisis or unexpected financial pressure
- •Displacement or difficulty accessing essential items
What We Provide
- •Emergency food parcels
- •Hot meals
- •Essential practical support
- •Information and signposting
- •Connections to counselling, refugee support, employment coaching or the Hardship Fund where appropriate
In 2026, our food support has already provided 24,464 hot meals and 2,908 food parcels.
The programme meets immediate needs while creating a trusted route into wider support.
What Happens Next?
- Contact us and explain what support you need.
- Our team will ask for basic information about your circumstances.
- We will explain the available support, collection or delivery arrangements and any appropriate next steps.
Service Boundaries & Guidelines
Food support is intended for immediate or short-term hardship and is subject to availability. We cannot guarantee ongoing food provision or replace statutory financial support. Where longer-term help is needed, we will discuss other services and referrals with you.
Ask for food support
Contact us if you or your family need help accessing food.