News
25 Apr 24
Slough Foodbank receives £5000 from Berkshire Community Foundation to help those in food poverty crisis in Slough and the surrounding areas.
The money will go towards the purchase of basic toiletries for the toiletry pack that we give alongside a food parcel. Including: toilet roll, soap, shampoo, laundry detergent, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving foam, razors, sanitary pads, baby wipes, nappies and washing-up liquid. The demand for Slough Foodbank has increased year on year. There were 11,300 […]
18 Apr 24
March stats
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 MARCH 2024, COMPARED WITH THE March 2023 Total number of food parcels: 988, a 19% decrease Number of adults: 648, a 10% decrease Number of children: 340, a 32% decrease Whilst this decrease may at first seem encouraging we do […]
25 Mar 24
Easter Closures
Please note the changes to our Distribution Centres, Warehouse and Office over the Easter Bank Holiday Friday 29th March– All closed Saturday 30th March – Britwell open Monday 1st April – All closed We will be back to normal operating hours from Tuesday 2nd April. https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/locations/
7 Mar 24
FEBRUARY STATS: 4% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS BUT A 10% INCREASE IN ADULTS
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 29 FEBRUARY 2024, COMPARED WITH THE FEBRUARY 2023 Total number of food parcels: 953, an increase of 4% Number of adults: 619, an increase of 10% Number of children: 334, a decrease of 6% There was a 4% increase in the […]
5 Feb 24
January Stats: 8% increase in number of food parcels but a 20% increase in adults as more single people in need
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 January 2024, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2023 Total number of food parcels: 1,132, an increase of 8% Number of adults: 765, an increase of 20% Number of children: 467, a decrease of 11% January continued to be a […]
18 Jan 24
Food poverty crisis at its highest as Slough Foodbank publishes full year statistics for January – December 2023
Food poverty crisis is at its highest as Slough Foodbank publishes statistics showing that more emergency food parcels were given out during 2023 than any previous year, with a 21% increase in the number of food parcels distributed versus same period in 2022. Full year stats released – 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 […]
4 Jan 24
December STATS: 1,159 FOOD PARCELS and 370+ Christmas hampers
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 DECEMBER 2023, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 Total number of food parcels: 1,159, a decrease of 5% Number of adults: 727, an increase of 1% Number of children: 432, a decrease of 13% December was a busy month, […]
12 Dec 23
November stats: 31% increase in number of food parcels
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 NOVEMBER 2023, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 Total number of food parcels:1008, an increase of 31% Number of adults: 639, an increase of 35% Number of children: 369, an increase of 26% It’s really sad to see such […]
11 Dec 23
Happy Christmas and closures over the festive period
We would like to thank you for your support this year helping those facing food poverty crisis in Slough and the surrounding areas. We wish you a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Our Christmas closures are as follows: Monday 25th December Tuesday 26th December Wednesday 27th December Friday 29th December Monday 1st January […]
7 Dec 23
Thank you for your support during our Winter Collection at Tesco
A huge thank you to our volunteers who helped out on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Tesco Extra Slough and Tesco Taplow during the winter collection. Thanks to the generosity of Tesco customers we had 3000 KGs of food and toiletry items donated. Approximately 10kg of essential food items and 1kg of toiletry items provide […]