News

14 Aug 24

We’re Hiring! – Warehouse Manager

Are you organised, persistent and able to manage and progress different tasks in a busy environment? Would you like to use your skills to ensure that those who are struggling financially get the help that they need? If that sounds like you, we might have a place for you at Ealing Foodbank. We are looking […]

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21 Mar 24

We’re hiring! Signposting and Support Officer – now closed

NOW CLOSED We’re always looking for new ways to support foodbank users to get the support they need to resolve their crises. We have been working hard to provide even more services to our foodbank users face to face in the centres where they collect their food. We currently have trained debt advisers, legal advice […]

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9 May 23

Our busiest year

You may remember that in the financial year 2021/22, Ealing foodbank was named as the busiest foodbank in London. While we’re still the busiest individual foodbank, we’re no longer the busiest local authority. That’s good news. Although it’s slow progress, people in Ealing are receiving good help to improve their finances. Some now have the […]

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9 Dec 22

Christmas and New Years opening hours

Our foodbank client centres are the hands of our operation, giving out long life essentials to those who are referred to us. We’ll be open as much as we can over the Christmas and New Years period. Here is a full list of our openings and closures over the upcoming holidays 2022-2023. 12-17 Dec 2022- […]

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16 Sep 22

19 September Closure

Ealing foodbank office, our warehouse and all of our centres will be closed on 19 September 2022. Clients with a valid foodbank voucher who usually visit us on a Monday can attend our centre in Southall (UB1 2BZ) on Saturday, our centre in Northolt (UB5 4SX) on Tuesday or any of our other centres throughout […]

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4 May 22

May 2022 News!

Ealing Foodbank May News End of year stats If you follow us on social media, you will know that for the year April 2021 – March 2022, Ealing Foodbank was the busiest Trussell foodbank in Greater London. While our busy-ness is nothing to be proud of, we are immensely grateful to our volunteers and those […]

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7 Apr 22

Easter 2022 Opening Hours

Happy Easter to you! Our Ealing foodbank client centres will mostly remain open throughout the Easter period. Greenford Client Centre – open Monday 11 April, but CLOSED 18 April Northolt Client Centre – open throughout the Easter period on Tuesdays Hanwell Client Centre – open throughout the Easter period on Wednesdays and Saturdays Perivale Client Centre […]

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3 Nov 21

100,000th Client fed at Hanwell Centre

EALING FOODBANK REACHES SAD MILESTONE This month Ealing Foodbank has reached an important but sad milestone.  Since opening in autumn 2013, only eight years ago, the volunteer service has now served 100,000 Clients, a total that no-one could have foreseen when the charity was established. “When a group of Ealing churches agreed to establish the […]

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20 Jul 21

Covid-19 and Ealing Foodbank

Throughout the pandemic we have continued to help those referred to us, with emergency food supplies and access to advice and support.   As government guidance on Covid-19 continues to change, and as we live in a borough with high infection rates, and proportionately low vaccination rates, the Trustees and Manager feel it is important to […]

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23 Apr 21

2020-2021 Press Release

With demand for support from Ealing Foodbank (EFB) already strongly rising in early 2020, the arrival of COVID19 and lockdowns across society drove that demand to record-breaking levels.  Between April 2020 and March 2021 EFB: Fulfilled over 13,000 Client vouchers, providing 3-day emergency food supplies to 38,219 Clients in food poverty – an increase of […]

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