News
24 Dec 22
Christmas opening times
The foodbank is open for donations: Thursday 22nd Dec (GY Pathway and StMM) Friday 23rd Dec (GY Pathway and StMM) Wednesday 28th Dec (StMM) Thursday 29th Dec (GY Pathway) Friday 30th (StMM) Tuesday 3rd Jan and onwards (StMM) The foodbank is open for referrals and clients for assessment: Thursday 22nd Dec (GY Pathway) Wednesday 28th […]
3 Dec 22
Critical needs in the Christmas period
Referrals for food parcels has gone up steeply this Christmas period and we are earnestly recruiting volunteers to pack parcels and looking for food donations. Check out https://yarmouthmagdalen.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/ to see what food is needed and our Give help section for volunteering.
12 Oct 22
Warehouse volunteers urgently needed (drivers and in-store)
In view of the cost of living crisis we are creating a new warehouse in Belton to store food for the winter. We are urgently looking for volunteers to be in our new Warehouse Team – both drivers and store volunteers. If you might be interested in helping, please see the Give Help section of […]
12 Aug 22
Job Opportunity with DIAL Great Yarmouth
We are looking for someone to give frontline advice to our foodbank and community guests both at our GY Pathway centre and our St Mary Magdalene Church centre. This DIAL Multi-Disciplinary Support Worker post has been created with Trussell Trust funding by DIAL Great Yarmouth who will be the employers. Closing date for applications is […]
12 Aug 22
Job Opportunity
We are recruiting! We are seeking a part-time Warehouse Co-ordinator to set up and lead our new warehouse. In the light of the looming winter crisis we are seeking a special someone to build and co-ordinate a volunteer team to organise the collection, delivery and organisation of (dried/packaged) food in and out of our newly-loaned warehouse […]
21 Dec 17
Food banks in 2017: Change is Possible
Read the new report Emergency Use Only II Three years ago, CPAG and the Trussell Trust were among the organisations who published Emergency Use Only, one of the first pieces of research to shed light on the drivers of the enormous increases in food bank use that we have seen this decade. We found that the […]
15 Jun 17
UK foodbank use continues to rise
UK foodbank use continues to rise as new report highlights growing impact of Universal Credit rollout on foodbanks. Over 1,182,000 three day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in past year – 436,000 to children New report on Universal Credit reveals adverse side effects on people claiming and foodbanks providing help The Trussell […]
1 Dec 16
Almost half of people referred to foodbanks at risk of going cold as well as hungry this winter
New data from charity’s Fuel Bank scheme suggests families on pre-payment meters face cold and hunger this winter Foodbanks face busiest winter as new data suggests half of all people needing support from foodbanks are on pre-pay meters Schemes like Fuel Banks getting immediate help to people in crisis However, survey of 410+ foodbanks suggests […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]