Yearly Archives: 2017
13 Nov 17
Universal Credit prepares you for work? Tell the starving child I met picking through bins
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Our mid year stats show a 97% in the number of men, women and children benefiting from our emergency food parcels between 1st April and 30th September; making us the busiest foodbank in London. We believe that this is primarily due to the full roll out of universal credit in LBHF at the end […]
13 Nov 17
Harvest 2017
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We are so grateful tothe dozens of schools, churches, local businesses and individuals which have supported our foodbank this season. With record numbers of people needing emergency food supplies, so the pressure is on to keep food on our shelves! We are low on long life milk and juice, tinned meat, tinned vegetables, tinned fruit, tinned […]
17 Aug 17
Willmotts on King Street – making it easier for local people to donate food!
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We are thrilled to announce that Willmotts – next to M&S on King Street, Hammersmith are now hosting a ‘permanent collection point’ ie a basket where you can drop off tinned and long-life food donations. Â Handily, it’s next door to M&S too! Â There’s even a money collection tin on reception . . . Willmott House, […]
14 Aug 17
Holiday Clubs
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Our Holiday Meal Clubs, which are targeted at families where children would normally receive free meals, have been a great success so far this summer. They are running in W12 and SW6 during August on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are so grateful to all of our local volunteers, as well as corporate volunteers, who have […]