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Christmas donations 2024

As usual we really value donations from individuals and organisations at Christmas time. In addition to the emergency food parcels that are generated when a client is referred, the centres can also add Christmas-related food items into the parcels. This gives our clients real benefits in receiving items that perhaps, when struggling and needing emergency […]

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Fantastic support from boxxe team and execs

Over the last two years we here at York Foodbank have received from almost 150 hours of volunteering time from the team at boxxe. In the last week, some of the exec team there have also joined us and done shifts in the warehouse. Each boxxe team member gets 11.5 days a year to volunteer and […]

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Howl selling seasonal soups and donating to Foodbank

During October, Howl – a café wine bar in the centre of York – will be running a promotion (starting Monday 7th) of take-away cups of fresh, seasonal soups! Each soup will be £2 in total, with 50p of that going to us here at York Foodbank. A big thanks to Sasha Miles, one of […]

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Network Rail team assists with annual stocktake at York Foodbank

A team from Network Rail, organised by Melanie Marshall, joined us at the foodbank on Monday 30th September to assist with our annual stocktake. Together with the team here at the foodbank, the Network Rail volunteers moved, weighed and logged the stock in the warehouse. Done annually, our stocktake is an essential part of our […]

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University of York Catering and Hospitality team make donation

The innovative sustainability initiative ‘Shop, save and sustain’, organised by the University’s Catering and Hospitality team, has raised over £6,400 for local charities, including the York Food Bank, Kitchen for Everyone, and The Island, York. Shop, save and sustain is a food waste reduction scheme, launched in September 2021. Surplus food items that would normally be […]

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News about upcoming Harvest Festivals

  Are you part of a church, school or organisation who are planning a harvest festival or collection for York Foodbank ? If this is you then thank you for supporting us in this way and listed below are the items we are currently in need of. Tinned Meat Tinned Fruit Tinned Tomatoes Tinned Rice […]

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Bank Holiday Monday (Closed)

Please be aware that we are not open on Bank Holiday Monday 26/8/24 at Gateway. All other openings including, Saturday 24th at the Belfrey are unaffected and open at usual. Openings resume at Vineyard on Tuesday 27th. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you need help and can only access Gateway, please contact us via […]

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National Foodbank Day is coming

Yes, there is a National day for foodbanks… on 6th September. National Foodbank Day Any donations or focused efforts, supporting this day and your local foodbank, would be most welcome.  

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Transpennine Route Upgrade East Alliance make 55kg donation

The Transpennine Route Upgrade East Alliance team has made a 55kg donation to us here at York Foodbank. These were brought along to the warehouse by Katie Worrall, the Social Value & Community Engagement Lead for TRU East, pictured. The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major, multi-billion-pound programme of railway improvements which will benefit passengers travelling […]

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Pets at Home drive for donations: 7-27th August: UPDATE

UPDATE: The Pets at Home and Blue Cross donations totalled 78.25kg. Thanks to everyone who donated. Picture here of our manager Adam picking up the donations from Stella at Pets at Home. Original story below: Nobody should have to choose between feeding themselves or their pet. Pets at Home has a drive on for donations […]

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