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7 Dec 20
MONTHLY STATS: NOV 2020, 43% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 NOVEMBER 2020, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. Total number of food parcels: 629, a 43% increase Number of adults: 401, a 33% increase Number of children: 228, a 62% increase
26 Nov 20
Its Crisp-mas: New Walkers flavour supports The Trussell Trust
Walkers and LadBaby have teamed up to launch a tasty new flavour of Walkers crisps – sausage roll flavour! 5p from every pack sold will go to support the work of The Trussell Trust. Watch the advert on YouTube. #HungerFreeFuture
13 Nov 20
#HungerFreeFuture – we’re supporting the Trussell Trust’s campaign
We gave 3,120 food parcels to people in crisis during the first six months of the pandemic. That’s not right. At Slough Foodbank, we’ll always work to provide vital support to local people while our help is needed, but ultimately, we should all have enough money for the basics. We need the government to invest […]
11 Nov 20
MONTHLY STATS: OCT 2020, 27% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 OCTOBER 2020, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. Total number of food parcels: 547, a 27% increase Number of adults: 343, a 23% increase Number of children: 204, a 36% increase
27 Oct 20
Slough Manager, interviewed on BBC News channel about Food poverty
Slough Foodbank Manager, Sue Sibany-King was interviewed on the BBC News channel today. Watch the interview here. The key points from her interview included: 42% increase in number of people helped versus last year – Slough Foodbank is on track to provide over 6,000 food parcels this year When families are struggling they come […]
13 Oct 20
New Van for Slough Foodbank thanks to generous support from Segro and Asda via the Trussell Trust
Slough Foodbank is the proud owner of a new van, complete with logo. The purchase of the van was made possible through the generous support of Segro who donated £10,000 towards it and funding made available by Asda to the Trussell Trust. Along with the proceeds from the sale of the old van all of the […]
7 Oct 20
41% increase in food parcels in the last 6 months versus same period last year
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING the 6 months from 1 April – 30 SEPTEMBER 2020, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. Total number of food parcels: 3120, a 41% increase Number of adults: 2018, a 46% increase Number of children: 1102, a 32% increase
7 Oct 20
MONTHLY STATS: Sept 2020, 44% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2020, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. Total number of food parcels: 514, a 44% increase Number of adults: 311, a 43% increase Number of children: 203, a 47% increase
6 Oct 20
Slough Foodbank opens Distribution Centre in Britwell
Slough Foodbank opens Distribution Centre in Britwell in response to unprecedented demand for help for those in crisis with food poverty across Slough. Slough Foodbank has opened Britwell Distribution Centre, on Saturdays 10am to 12 noon at Britwell Parish Community Hall, Long Furlong Drive, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 2PH. Everyone attending the Distribution Centre must […]
14 Sep 20
MONTHLY STATS: August 2020
FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 August 2020, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. Total number of food parcels: 335, a 20% decrease Number of adults: 234, a 4% decrease Number of children: 101, a 43% decrease August is the first month since the Covid-19 […]