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17 Mar 20

February Foodbank News

Wow – we really have had such busy start to the year! In January and February we fed 1189 people – 350 people more than last year! As a result we are getting through our food at a rate of knots, giving out 11.2 Tonnes of food (3000 shopping bags!) This month we’re profiling our […]

29 Jan 20

Highlights of 2019

One of the things I love about Foodbank is that the whole community gets involved! Staff in 56 companies across Bradford dedicatedly collected food for us. 32 schools collected at harvest for us. Churches, mosques, and our wonderful food donors who give so generously. Tesco, Asda and Morrisons who have our collection points. 160 referral […]

6 Dec 19

The rise of Foodbank use (BBC Look North)

Our Foodbank was recently featured on BBC Look North, which covered the rise of Foodbank use. We estimate that we’ll feed 5500 people this year with our busiest ever weeks in November and December as people make hard choices between feeding their families and heating their houses. Watch the video on our Facebook page (link […]

6 Nov 19

October Foodbank News

Light Centre - Bradford Central Foodbank

In October we’ve been busier than ever – together fed 446 people with 3 day emergency food parcels – that’s 4014 meals! We also ran a “Healthy Holidays” program again in October half term which was very busy helping 68 children. Veronika (mum of kids pictured below) said: “I’m on Universal Credit and I only […]

10 Sep 19

Summer Foodbank News

I hope you had a nice summer! Unfortunately poverty doesn’t take a holiday so we were busier than ever. During the school holidays we fed 630 people – 248 of them children. We also ran a Healthy Holidays program where Angel (pictured above) came. Her Mum, Evelyn, said “School holidays have been a nightmare – […]

3 Sep 19

We were on BBC Radio Leeds

We were recently on The Richard Stead Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Leeds. Thank you to everyone who donated as a result. Listen online here from 1hr 6mins / 1:06:30 (link opens new tab/window)

2 Sep 19

What we think about Universal Credit (Independent Online)

Check out our article on the Independent Online (link opens in new tab/window)

20 Aug 19

Healthy Holidays at foodbank – July Update

Children enjoying a hot meal and free activities at Bradford Central Foodbank

We hope you’re having a relaxing summer. In July we had another record breaking month – feeding 239 families: 243 children and 310 adults. We are also providing a holiday program for hungry children. Thank you for supporting us – you are making this possible! We know that many families depend on free school meals […]

13 Feb 19

4638 people helped in 2018

We had a big year in 2018 and thanks to your support and help together we fed 4636 people with 3 day emergency food parcels a 25% increase on 2017! We had a massive 43 tonnes of food donated which has made all this possible. With a huge week of collecting at Tesco, with Asda coming on board […]

12 Sep 18

Linzi Thanks Foodbank

This is what Linzi told us when she came into Foodbank a few weeks ago: ‘I’ve been six weeks without money because I was transferred from income support to universal credit and then the money was stopped. Foodbank has saved us both today, we haven’t eaten for 3 days again, it’s saved us from doing […]

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