News
28 Feb 24
Support Us During Lent
In the 6 weeks during which the Church marks Lent, Newcastle-Staffs Food Bank will provide emergency food parcels for local individuals and families in crisis. The amount of help needed is outstripping the donations we are receiving. To see our most needed items during Lent, please visit our ‘Give Help’ page in which you can […]
7 Feb 24
Can you help us?
If you have a drawer full of carrier bags that you’ll never use, why not donate them to Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank? We’re currently supporting families across Newcastle-Staffs borough who are experiencing food insecurity and having a supply of carrier bags to package food parcels is essential. Carrier bags can be dropped off at the Foodbank Warehouse […]
12 Jan 24
Guarantee Our Essentials
Use your voice to Guarantee Our Essentials People are going without, and at Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank we believe it’s time to Guarantee Our Essentials. Universal Credit should offer support to anyone who needs it, but right now it’s not providing enough income to cover the cost of life’s essentials such as food, household bills and travel […]
20 Dec 23
Happy Christmas – and thank you!
Here at the foodbank we would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. We are so grateful for the support that we have received this year – food donations, monetary donations, time from volunteers. The wonderful community we live in has partnered with us to meet the needs of […]
16 Nov 23
Reverse Advent 2023
Can you help someone this winter? For 24 days, please donate an item a day that will go towards somebody’s food parcel. Your donations will help those in need and will make such a drastic change to their lives. If you are wondering what items to donate, check out our website (newcastlestaffs.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/) to see our […]
2 Nov 23
Harvest Thanks
As Harvest comes to an end, we would like to say a massive thank you to all of the schools and churches across the borough who were able to take part in such an important event. Because of the amount of Harvest donations, we will be able to provide 10,459 meals to families within our […]
31 Aug 23
Step Up September
Step Up September Could you walk 30 minutes every day this September and help to put a stop to UK hunger. This September, Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank are joining with The Trussell Trust to ask people to put their foot down on hunger. Step Up September challenges you to walk 30 minutes each day this September. You […]
25 Jul 23
Hunger In The UK
The Trussell Trust have recently released a report detailing their latest and most in-depth study to date on hunger, revealing its causes, impacts and who is affected. We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet one in seven people face hunger across the UK due to a lack of money. […]
27 Jun 23
To Our Volunteers
To our Volunteers….. It’s not right that anyone should need to use a foodbank, but together we make a difference as we work together towards a more just future where everyone can afford the essentials. As some of the 30,000 volunteers across the Trussell Trust network, we are sending our amazing volunteers a heartfelt thanks: […]
31 May 23
Our Financial Inclusion Project is going well….
After the second review meeting of the partnership with Citizens Advice, we learned that our funding from the Trussell Trust has been extended, guaranteeing the provision of support into a third year. This is great news for us, and more importantly for our clients! Since the project began in September 2022, we have been able […]