News - Lambeth & Croydon Foodbank

4 Aug 20

August Newsletter

This month meet one of our guests, read about an amazing local gardening project at The Rookery, there’s also a call-out for our green-fingered supporters, information about a forthcoming cycling fundraising event (do check this News page later this week for further updates about this) and we sadly say farewell to one of our drivers: NEWS […]

6 Jul 20

July Newsletter

This month’s newsletter includes updates about our exciting partnership with Crystal Palace FC, our ‘Cuppa Time’ initiative to bring back a bit more of our personal touch which we lost during lockdown, a request for more volunteers during the summer months, Meet The Team and the recent The Guardian article which features one of our […]

5 Jul 20

Crystal Palace FC supports Norwood and Brixton Foodbank at Selhurst Park

Although this features as an item in July’s newsletter, we though we’d give our developing partnership with Crystal Palace FC it’s own NEWS headline too. They have been supporting us over the last couple of years including helping with the moving of all the pews at St Margaret’s Church to create our South London Warehouse […]

24 Jun 20

The Guardian Article

Monday’s Guardian this week profiled one of our drivers in this article as part of its My Working Week feature.

24 Jun 20

The Sunday Times Magazine Article

Photographer Charlie Clift, who has been volunteering for Norwood and Brixton foodbank during lockdown, wrote this piece for The Sunday Times Magazine last month.

23 Jun 20

We are still open!

We have been extremely busy during lockdown and have remained open throughout. Although we had to suspend our face-to-face sessions immediately, we have been operating a full delivery service since late March and have fed over 8,000 people giving away over 8.5 tonnes food each week, so reaching more people in crisis than ever before. […]

8 Jun 20

Shining a light on volunteers week

In the Trussell Trust’s blog this month it says THANK YOU to many of its volunteers up and down the country. Here is its excerpt thanking Norwood and Brixton foodbank: Thanks from Norwood and Brixton Foodbank Norwood and Brixton foodbank Foodbank extends its thanks to the volunteers across London who have come together to keep […]

8 Jun 20

Thank you to volunteers from Trussell Trust

Here is a video from The Trussell Trust to say THANK YOU to all its volunteers across the country:

6 May 20

Citizens Advice Helpline advert in foreign languages

We have had this advert for the Citizens Advice Helpline Advert translated into various foreign languages. Please let us know if you would like any other languages to be added to this and we will do our best to have it translated. The following are translations in a variety of languages of this sentence: If […]

6 May 20

If you need help from foodbank

If you can’t afford food, you can call 0808 2082138 (freephone) to speak to a trained and independent Citizens Advice agent (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm). Please note this number is for people who do not have enough money for food. If you are a local organisation or charity that works with people who […]

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