News | York Foodbank

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 […]

17 Dec 24

2nd Signal Regiment make donation to York Foodbank

The 2nd Signal Regiment at Imphal Barracks has made a 175kg donation to York foodbank this Christmas. The gym Staff coordinated a York Garrison wide foodbank collection and held a fancy dress indoor obstacle course to raise awareness for our foodbank charity. Corporal Golden brought in the donations on 12th December, in good time to […]

17 Dec 24

Warehouse and office Christmas 2024 closing and Jan 2025 reopening times

The warehouse at Clifton Moor will close for donations at 1PM ON THURSDAY 19TH DECEMBER and reopen at 9AM ON THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY A big thank you to everyone who has donated over the last few weeks in the run up to Christmas. We wish you all a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

10 Dec 24

A successful annual Tesco food drive 2024!

At the end of November/beginning of December we had the Tesco food drive in association with Trussell nationally. At the Askham Bar Tesco Extra, we spent three days in store preparing bags for customers to purchase and donate, collecting donations, providing customers with info on the foodbank including our “most needed” shopping lists, and generally […]

28 Nov 24

York Minster charity Christmas trees on view

Visitors to York Minster (Chapter of York) this season will see a display of charity Christmas trees. One of these is from us here at York Foodbank and the decorations show much needed food items and reflect how we value our volunteers. The decorations were put together by our warehouse coordinator Maxine with some volunteers […]

28 Nov 24

Local author makes another Christmas donation to foodbank

At Christmas, we receive food donations which include Christmas-related foods as well as the normal “most needed” non-perishable items that we give to clients, and on occasion we also benefit from some who donate Christmas gifts. These are distributed where possible via the six foodbank sessions across the city to clients who in are collecting […]

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