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Raising awareness at Eton Action Fair

On Saturday we were raising awareness of Slough Foodbank at #etonactionfair. Thanks for inviting us along #EtonActionFair. It was a great opportunity to talk about the work we’re doing in Slough to help those in food poverty crisis. We were particularly highlighting the items most needed for our food parcels and the plight of clients […]

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February stats up 38% versus last year

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 28 February 2023, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 Total number of food parcels: 917 up 38% on 2022 Number of adults: 561 up 39% on 2022 Number of children: 356 up 38% on 2022 These figures once again starkly […]

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Support for Trussell Trust’s ‘Guarantee our Essentials’ Campaign

We fully support this campaign. As a foodbank we see daily the impact lack of income has – universal credit does not meet the bare essentials. People in Slough are skipping meals and making tough decisions on whether to eat or pay bills. 90% of low-income households receiving Universal Credit are going without at least […]

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January stats up 55% (number of children up 72% in Jan 23)

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 January 2023, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022 Total number of food parcels: 1050 up 55% on 2022 Number of adults: 638 up 46% on 2022 Number of children: 412 up 72% on 2022 Laura Cole, Slough Foodbank manager […]

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Tough decision… to eat or heat?

1 in 5 people on universal credit can’t afford to cook hot food. In addition to emergency food parcels, we also provide emergency fuel vouchers for home gas or electricity for clients who top up their meter at a pay point or a post office. This is to enable clients to cook the food we […]

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Slough Foodbank releases statistics for the full year January – December 2022

More emergency food parcels were given out during 2022 than ever before. Slough Foodbank has seen a 27% increase in the number of food parcels distributed during 2022 versus 2021. Statistics for the full year 2022, versus 2021 Total number of food parcels: 9,322, a 27% increase Number of adults: 5,801, a 23% increase Number […]

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DECEMBER STATS – UP 32%

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 December 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 202 Total number of food parcels: 1,217 up 32% on 2021 Number of adults: 715 up 33% on 2021 Number of children: 502 up 31% on 2021 It’s sad to end the […]

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November stats – up 2% 768

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 November 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 768 a 2% increase Number of adults: 474 a 4% increase Number of children: 294 a 0% increase This month, whilst still an increase versus last […]

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Thank you for donations through the winter Tesco Collection

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 4,513Kgs of food and toiletry items donated. Approximately 10kg of essential food items and 1kg of toiletry items provide a […]

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We wish 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: Monday 26th December Tuesday 27th December Monday 2nd January Otherwise we are open as usual.

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