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20 Jan 25

Food poverty crisis continues: Slough Foodbank publishes full year statistics for January – December 2024

Food poverty crisis continues in Slough and the surrounding areas with a 7% increase in emergency food parcels in 2024, versus 2023. KEY MESSAGES: Food poverty crisis continues: 12,147 food parcels distributed up 7% Positive impact from Financial Inclusion Project: over £116,000 in financial gains for clients Food donations urgently needed: stock purchasing increased by […]

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16 Dec 24

Help us provide urgent support this winter

A food bank is one of the last places anyone imagines they’ll be.  Especially at Christmas. Help us provide urgent support this winter.   There are multiple ways you can donate and support us online: Donate Money Donate via CAF our fundraising page Donate via Justgiving.com   Donate via Bank Transfer Bank Sort Code: 08-92-99 Bank Account […]

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16 Dec 24

Christmas Closures And Wishing You A Happy Christmas!

  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: Wednesday 25th December Thursday 26th December Friday 27th December (only the office is open) Wednesday 1st January Otherwise […]

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9 Dec 24

Thank you to all who donated at our Tesco winter collection

We’d like to say a huge thank your to all the customers at Tesco Taplow and Tesco Slough Extra who donated during our winter collection campaign on the 28 – 30 November. Thanks to your incredible generosity over 4 tonnes of food and essential toiletries were donated in 3 days. This is a huge and […]

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2 Dec 24

November stats – people still facing hunger and hardship

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 NOVEMBER 2024, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN NOVEMBER 2023 Total number of food parcels: 883, a 12% decrease Number of adults: 533, a 17% decrease Number of children: 350, a 5% decrease The total number of parcels provided during […]

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1 Dec 24

Reverse Advent Calendar launch

Are you excited to be opening your advent calendar? Could you join in with our Reverse Advent Calendar? Download the Reverse Advent Calendar in PDF. From 1 – 24 December, can you donate one of our most needed items from our standard food & basic toiletry parcels so we can help people struggling in food […]

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25 Nov 24

Tesco winter collection 27 – 30 Novemvber

From Thursday 28 November to Saturday 30 November, customers at Tesco Extra Slough and Tesco Taplow will be encouraged to pick up an extra item or two as part of their weekly shop to drop in special donation trollies on the way out of store. The need for donations is greater than ever this winter […]

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11 Nov 24

Christmas at Slough Foodbank and how you can support us

Slough Foodbank is asking local people to help bring festive cheer to families struggling to eat this Christmas by donating festive food items to the food bank by the end of November. For some families, the Christmas hampers given out alongside standard food parcels will be their only treat this Christmas. Local people facing bleak […]

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4 Nov 24

October Stats – 26% increase in number of food parcels

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 OCTOBER 2024, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN OCTOBER 2023 Total number of food parcels: 1124, a 26% increase Number of adults: 684, a 12% increase Number of children: 440, a 56% increase The numbers keep on rising and as […]

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10 Oct 24

It’s harvest time… can you support our appeal with donations?

It’s harvest time… and we need harvest donations more than ever as our October stats show. Total number of food parcels: 1013, a 26% increase Number of adults: 652, a 14% increase Number of children: 361, a 54% increase This comes after a busy summer. August was not a happy holiday for our clients. 63% […]

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