News | Leicester South Foodbank

4 Mar 19

New donation partner! – COOP Whetstone

We are pleased to welcome the COOP Food store on Cambridge Road, Whetstone as one of our donation points. We are really grateful to Chloe who contacted us and asked how they could help. Thanks to the initiative and enthusiasm of the staff, we have now put one of our collection points in the store […]

23 Feb 19

Take part in the 40 for 40 challenge this Lent

Lent is a time for giving things up but this year our fundraising campaign in the run up to Easter is all about giving something back as well. The 40 for 40 challenge is all about raising much needed funds to support the operation of Leicester South Foodbank. With people struggling to afford food living […]

12 Feb 19

New Operations Manager

Leicester South Food Bank is pleased to announce the new appoint of Bruce Harrison as Operations Manager. Bruce comes to us with a background of working with people who find themselves for what ever reason vulnerable. He has a wealth of experience in finding solutions to support others to become independent and regain self esteem. […]

31 Jan 17

Acting Today to Save Tomorrow – in association with Bakers Waste Services Ltd

Leicester South Food Bank is delighted to announce that we’ll be working alongside Bakers Waste in an attempt to ensure no food is wasted in our local community. Working with Bakers Waste will instil an entirely new approach to our aim of putting good use to the food that unavoidably wasted. How does it […]

4 Jan 17

Why foodbanks are a lifeline for some!

We were pleased to partner with the Leicester Mercury in trying to raise awareness of foodbanks and the service that they provide to many people who are struggling from day-to-day for a variety of reasons. Please click on the link below for the full article. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/food-banks-in-leicester-and-why-they-are-a-lifeline-for-some/story-30025084-detail/story.html#QFoMjoyx1X5yYHXB.01

3 Jan 17

Current Food Needs

If you would like to donate food to help those that are currently struggling to feed themselves and their family, we would really appreciate this. We are particularly in need of the following items at the moment:- Tinned Meat Tinned Fish Coffee Tinned fruit Tinned vegetables Pasta Sauce Long life milk Long life fruit juice […]

6 Oct 16

Leicester South Foodbank Launches “Give as you Live” Campaign

Most people now shop online for some things whether its groceries, Argos or the latest gadget at Amazon. Did you know that you can help people in crisis just by going to the online shop you want via the give as you live website https://www.giveasyoulive.com/join/leicester-south-foodbank/1166104/0 ? To put it simply, 1. You click on the link above […]

6 Oct 16

Charity Curry Night raises £1646 for Leicester South Foodbank

We would like to say a big THANK YOU on behalf of the Foodbank Trustees, volunteers and recipients to all those that supported the charity curry night. Through ticket sales, donations ( from people who wanted to come but couldn’t make it on the night), raffle proceeds, donations on the night, auction promises and Cuisine […]

4 Oct 16

Current Needs

The Leicester South Foodbank (Kings Centre, Wigston base) is currently in need volunteers to help out on either our Monday evening (6-7pm) or Thursday lunch (1-2pm) sessions. This can involve a variety of tasks from sorting stock, making up food parcels, making tea and coffee for those that come along or having a chat with […]

24 May 16

Current Needs

The Leicester South Foodbank (Kings Centre, Wigston base) is currently in need volunteers to help out on either our Monday evening (6-7pm) or Thursday lunch (1-2pm) sessions. This can involve a variety of tasks from sorting stock, making up food parcels, making tea and coffee for those that come along or having a chat with […]

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