News | Slough Foodbank

27 Jun 22

Message from our retiring Slough Foodbank Manager

For over 10 years it has been my absolute privilege to run Slough Foodbank as the project manager. It has been a time full of every emotion, huge growth, rising need, many changes and physical hard work. I feel blessed to have been able to facilitate getting over 46,000 food parcels to those in need […]

22 Jun 22

Monthly Stats May – 41% increase in food parcels

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 May 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 849, a 41% increase Number of adults: 511, a 30% increase Number of children: 338, a 60% increase Shocking figures as once again demand increases due […]

15 Jun 22

Laura Cole appointed as Slough Foodbank Manager

The Trustees of Slough Foodbank are pleased to welcome Laura Cole as Foodbank Manager. Laura brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in the charity sector for 8 years, first for Home-Start Runnymede & Woking as a Volunteer Coordinator and most recently for the Whiteley Homes Trust as Head of Community. Becks Ford, […]

19 May 22

MONTHLY STATS: April 2022

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 April 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 709, a 25% increase Number of adults: 445, a 12% increase Number of children: 264, a 57% increase These figures once again show the real life […]

28 Apr 22

Bank Holiday Monday Closure

PLEASE NOTE SLOUGH FOODBANK WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY 2nd May at our office, warehouse and distribution centre.

27 Apr 22

7,539 food bank parcels provided to people in Slough and the surrounding areas

New figures released by Slough Foodbank today reveal 7,539 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022 – 2,778 of these went to children. This number of parcels is over 11% increase on 2019-20. The food bank believes the increase in people needing support […]

7 Apr 22

Easter Closure

PLEASE NOTE SLOUGH FOODBANK WILL BE CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY (15th April) AND EASTER MONDAY (18 April) at our office, warehouse and distribution centre.

5 Apr 22

MONTHLY STATS: MARCH 2022

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 March 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 731, a 10% increase Number of adults: 438, a 8% increase Number of children: 293, a 14% increase These figures once again show a continued increase […]

5 Apr 22

Thank you to Sainsbury’s Farnham Road

Sainsbury’s Farnham Road have been huge supporters of Slough Foodbank since January 2011 and were the first permanent supermarket food collection point for us. They have also made regular financial donations. Slough Foodbank Manager, Sue Sibany-King, visited Sainsbury’s Farnham Road, which is closing at the end of April and said, “Slough Foodbank appreciates the unfaltering […]

24 Mar 22

Article in Slough Observer about cost of living and demand for food parcels

An article in the Slough Observer highlights the cost of living pressures our clients are facing and how Slough Foodbank supports clients and how the community can support Slough Foodbank. You can read the full article here: https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/20014784.slough-foodbank-expects-huge-increase-food-parcels/

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