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Have you heard about “BanktheFood”?

We are grateful for your support and donations to Gravesham Foodbank. To make it easier for you to continue to helping us, do you want to keep updated with our latest shopping list? If so, you can follow us on the free app BanktheFood.   Don’t have the bank the food app? SCAN BELOW TO […]

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2024 SHOPPING LIST

We appreciate your continued support to the Gravesham Foodbank, your support goes a long way to ensure that we can continue to support the community in the way we do. Click here to download a copy of our latest shopping list as itemized below. The Foodbank would appreciate the following items: Tined Meat Pies Tins […]

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Warehouse volunteers needed

Are you ready to make a difference in your community? The Gravesham Food Bank is seeking enthusiastic and capable volunteers to join us in our mission to fight hunger and provide essential support to those in need. If you’re able-bodied and agile, we want YOU to be a part of our dedicated team at the […]

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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.

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December Newsletter

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February Newsletter

To read our latest newsletter, please click here: Newsletter Feb 2020_compressed

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Moove festive volunteers at Foodbank

Six staff took a day out of their office to volunteer at Foodbank. The team soon got to work unloading about a tonne of stock donated by local churches and a large supermarket. The task was to sort it first into products and then into date order, ensuring nothing is wasted before moving onto the stock […]

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Foodbank runners in Dartford Half Marathon

Six supporters of Gravesham Foodbank completed the Dartford Half Marathon on Sunday 12 March, raising over £600 for the charity which supports local people in crisis. The sponsored runners were David Kettle, Andy Wood, Lewis McIntyre, Pete McIntyre, Dave Forder and Simon Mummery. Three of the team work for the Gravesend branch of Morrisons, a […]

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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 […]

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Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

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