What should I donate to my local foodbank? Down the free Bank The Food App and find out how you can help

Launching next month: Dudley Food Network! The event will be the first step in mapping food support services across Dudley, building collaboration, and exploring future partnerships with local restaurants, businesses and beyond – attendance is by registration only.

Please help spread the word about our Harvest 2025 shopping list to reach as many people as possible and encourage donations. Donations can be taken to any of our collection points www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk/support. Thank you #foodpoverty #harvest2025 bit.ly/46jKPc9

We had an amazing time yesterday at Hawbush Community Gardens with the Ekho Collective Project 🌱in their multigenerational ‘village’ community to forage, prep, cook, and share a meal together. We’re proud to work alongside partner projects like Ekho Collective that make a real difference locally!

Thank you to B&Q for supporting us during their new store opening at Merry Hill 🙏 We’re pleased to be included in your community celebration and look forward to what’s next. The team did an excellent job painting our warehouse and giving it a fresh new look 🧡 bit.ly/45YmZCJ

Big thanks to Dudley Council for awarding us additional funding from the Household Support Fund (HSF) 🧡 This vital support helps vulnerable households with essentials and prevents crisis. The donation will allow us to continue to grow our projects across Dudley boroughs.

Thanks to a local NHS health inequalities grant, some of our foodbanks now have Google Nest translation devices, helping volunteers to converse with non-English speakers, ensuring their needs can be met in a way that is relational and in fitting with our values of Love, Connect and Invest 🧡

Want to make a donation to your local foodbank but aren't sure where to take it? Find your nearest collection point using our interactive map! 🌍 Just enter your postcode here 👉 www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk/support/ Thank you for helping us support local people in need! 💛 #foodpoverty #community

NEW - we asked parents in lower-income families about the summer holidays. 44% said they were likely to need a foodbank. 48% are more worried about being able to afford things for their children this summer holiday, compared to last year. cpag.org.uk/news/challen...

📢 Did you know we offer tours around our central warehouse? Tours provide a great opportunity to find out about what we do and how you can support the charity. If you have some volunteering days to use, give us a call to see what a difference you could make in your local community bit.ly/3UaAQzO

❗ Millions are already facing hunger and hardship. Rising food prices will only add more pressure to families who are struggling to put food on the table. This isn't right. Everyone should be able to afford the essentials they need to survive and live with dignity 💚

Sometimes, the most heartfelt acts of kindness come out of the blue. Two Cadent engineers who were working on site heard about our foodbank, then came back the next day with 151.8kg of food, bought with £400 raised by colleagues. Thank you, Cadent! 💛 #ThankYou #Community #ActsOfKindness #foodpoverty

The food we eat as children has a huge impact on the rest of our lives. Today’s announcement that the government will be working with supermarkets to make the average shopping basket more nutritious, is a welcome step in the right direction. Read more: www.barnardos.org.uk/news/barnard...

How many people do you think it takes to fill a village hall or a cinema screen? The same number of people we supported each day in 2024! To find out more about the work we do in the Black Country signup to our monthly newsletter www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk/contact/. Thank you 🙏 #foodpoverty

We MUST update our social security system so it's there for everyone when they need it. We're joining @jrf-uk.bsky.social, food banks and charities to call on MPs to support steps towards an #EssentialsGuarantee to move us closer to a future where everyone can afford the essentials.

Good to be united in our calls for an #EssentialsGuarantee in Westminster today @bcfoodbank.bsky.social @jencoleman1.bsky.social @deewoods.bsky.social #CashFirst

Yesterday we presented at the Dudley Poverty Summit with @healthwatchdudley.bsky.social sharing the work of our project 'More than the Essentials'. Through emergency food provision, active listening, and signposting, we aim to make support relational, compassionate, and impactful #poverty

❗ No child should have to know what a food bank is, let alone need one. Repost if you agree