Donate food

Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.

Our shopping list on the right shows the food items that we need right now.

If you are happy to drop off food donations, please see the table below for our food collection point locations:

Location of food donation point	Opening hours	Comments
Waitrose (Foss Islands)	8am-9pm	front of store near exits
Asda (Monks Cross) *In store shoppers only	24 hours	front of store near exits
Tesco (Askam Bar) *In store shoppers only	24 hours	front of store near exits
Foodbank Warehouse (Opening for public donations)	9.00-13.00 Tuesday and Thursday**	York Foodbank Unit 5 Sterling Park Bleriot Way Clifton Moor York YO30 4WU

*Tesco and Asda’s permanent donation points are intended for food that has been purchased in-store. If you wish to donate food that has been purchased in a different store, please make sure that these items are sealed in a bag and clearly labelled as having been purchased elsewhere.

**We are open with a team of volunteers to receive donations on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Outside of these hours it is best to contact us first to check one of our team is available.

We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people in the local area.

Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.

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