News | York Foodbank

15 Apr 25

Autoglass donates 83kg of much needed items

A massive thanks to Autoglass who popped in from the next-door unit with a donation of food. The team had purchased these from their charitable donations pot and bought 83kg of much needed items. They are pictured with our warehouse coordinator Maxine, who gratefully weighed the donations in. Thanks to the York Autoglass team for […]

10 Apr 25

Easter opening times April 2025

The foodbank centres at Cornerstone and Gateway are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. The Belfrey will be open on Easter Saturday (19th April), so there is one opening available at the De Grey rooms over the weekend. Normal activities will resume on Tuesday 22nd April at Vineyard. The warehouse will be open […]

8 Apr 25

Food Standards Agency donates refurbished laptops and phones to charities, including York Foodbank

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has donated a number of phones and laptops to various charities, including York Foodbank. We have received 6 A-grade refurbished laptops and 5 smartphone handsets, which have been donated to further our charitable objectives. Computers 4 Charities did the refurbishment work on the items and Business in the Community were […]

3 Apr 25

Entegra team to volunteer in van team and the warehouse

The team at Entegra will be volunteering in the coming months on a regular basis on our van rota and in the warehouse here at York Foodbank. ENTEGRA in #York are based near the warehouse and it started today with Dawn Lund who joined our van team! The team will be volunteering in our warehouse […]

27 Mar 25

York foodbank supported with volunteers from Clive Owen LLP

Over March and April 2025 York Foodbank has been and will be supported by volunteers from the team at Clive Owen LLP. Organised by Oli Barry, the team there have joined us in the warehouse, on a food drive at Waitrose, and on the van. In total we have benefited from seven sessions from the […]

4 Mar 25

1st Holgate Scouts donation

1st Holgate Scouts in York did a collection for the foodbank in the last week of February. The scouts dropped this off at the Waitrose collection point and it is now on the way to the warehouse and then off to clients. Thanks! To all the Scouts.

25 Feb 25

York Foodbank is recruiting a Local Organiser

Do you want to see an end to the need for foodbanks and feel driven by the need to organise and campaign for change to reduce and eliminate poverty? Are you passionate about making a positive impact for a local charity with a Christian ethos? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to […]

21 Jan 25

Carter Jonas supporting York foodbank with donations and volunteers

The local branch of estate agent Carter Jonas has been supporting the foodbank here in York with donations and volunteers. Before Christmas, Carter Jonas brought in a 25kg donation. That may sound ‘light’ but it was made up of essentials that we had on our “most needed” list – some of which don’t weigh a […]

2 Jan 25

S Harrison makes vital supplies donation

Just prior to Christmas, local company S Harrison delivered over 2000 vital food items to York Foodbank to help meet growing demand over Christmas and the New Year – with a little extra help from Tesco. “At the beginning of December we were down to just a week’s stock of staple items liked tinned vegetables […]

17 Dec 24

Centre opening times over Christmas 24/early 2025

For information to any clients, agencies and those who donate or volunteer at centres, the following opening times apply over the festive period: Foodbank centres: Tuesday 24th December OPEN 10:00-12:00 Vineyard, Fawcett St Christmas Day CLOSED Boxing Day CLOSED Friday 27th CLOSED Saturday 28th Open 10:00-12:00 The Belfrey @ the De Grey Rooms Monday 30th […]

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