More Than Food

Our foodbank is there to help with emergency food and essential toiletries, but our goal is always to try and resolve the problems and issues that have led to a foodbank referral.

Our charity only exists due to the generous financial and food donations from our local community and to keep services running, we need to find solutions so people use foodbank during difficult times, but as quickly as possible we get people stable enough to not need us anymore. This More Than Food programme is a range of additional support alongside emergency food, to help people address the underlying issues behind their crisis.

Those who are referred to Foodbank are, by virtue of being our clients, able to access further support and services through us. Our foodbank has specifically trained staff and volunteers who can offer you additional help in the following areas:

• Citizens Advice Service – We have dedicated H&F Foodbank funded Citizens Advice workers available to support clients to move out of their crisis. They offer income maximisation advice, benefits, housing \ homelessness and debt advice during opening hours. Clients can self-refer and are invited to speak with a Foodbank Citizens Advice worker at our sessions, or to let us know if they would like to request a call back.
• Emergency Fuel Vouchers – In partnership with the Fuelbank Foundation, we are able to provide eligible clients that meet the criteria, with a limited number of emergency fuel vouchers.
• Signposting to other local agencies – We support clients by signposting them to other relevant local services relevant to their particular situation and would encourage checking H&F Community Compass for support before you come to foodbank.

Referrers can let us know if one or more services would be useful when they refer to the Foodbank, or individuals can request support upon arrival or after their visit.

For more information about any of these projects please contact us.

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