Yesterday, the two-child limit was finally lifted - a change that’s set to pull 470,000 children out of severe hardship by 2027. This is a huge step forward and will make an incredible difference for families across the UK.

🚨The Foodbank will be closed today. We'll be open as usual from 10am tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th of April.

📈Here's some stand out stats, from Jan-Dec 2025. These stats highlight the impact our service can have. 💚Behind every number is a person we meet, someone who deserves help, support and dignity. #staturdaystats

Thank you @reusescotland for their generous donation of £30k. This contribution builds on our existing partnership, reflecting our shared commitment to alleviating poverty and demonstrates how treating waste as a community resource makes a positive difference to our east Lothian community.

📧Sign up to receive The ELF – our newly relaunched supporters newsletter keeping you connected to the work you make possible across East Lothian. 📆The ELF will be launching this Thursday 26th March,make sure to sign-up now to receive the first edition! eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/supporters-n...

🚨The Foodbank will be closing early today at 1pm. We'll be open as usual tomorrow 10am-2pm.

📢 So two years ago today we joined the Guarantee Our Essentials campaign with @TrussellUK and @jrf_uk – and we’ll keep on campaigning until everyone can afford the essentials. 💚 #GOE #GuaranteeOurEssentials

💌A love letter from us to you! #supporters #localineverycommunity #happyvalentinesday

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our collection at Musselburgh Athletic FC on Saturday. You are amazing! Thanks to you we collected: 🍽️ 336.8 kg of food - that's 801 meals for local families 💷 £269.31 in cash donations.

📣 We are back with our #fridaycallout 🥫If you want to help us #filltheshelves then please make sure you follow us on our other social media platforms, where we post weekly what we're running low on! #donate #ELFS

We stand with Trussell. Every day our neighbours tell us they can't afford essentials. Behind every statistic is a person with something to say & a community listening. Everyone deserves dignity, security & the chance to thrive. Together, we can build a Scotland where no one needs a food bank. #SP26

Delighted to see @trussellscot.bsky.social manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election out. We're urging all of Scotland’s political parties to commit to building a Scotland where charitable food aid is consigned to history, forever. Five key asks of the next Scottish Government...

Investing in the Scottish Child Payment is the most effective way to get cash into the pockets of families on the lowest incomes. With one million in Scotland facing hunger, we need much bolder choices to transform lives. Read our #SP26 manifesto. 👉 bit.ly/TrussellScot...

📣Our Friday Call Outs are back! 🍝 If you happen to pass some pasta during the weekend shop, why not pick up a pack to donate? 🤗Little donations whenever you can, stack up to make a big difference! Please help, please donate. #Fridaycallout #ELFS #Eastlothianfoodbank #donate

🚨 We're seeking a part-time Project Support Assistant to help people using our foodbank access our Money Advice Service. You'll provide essential support to the operations team by helping to co-ordinate referrals to our advice partner, supporting wider team projects & daily service delivery.

Wow - what a busy couple of weeks it has been! As well as ensuring our crisis support goes out across East Lothian we've also been working alongside Musselburgh Area Partnership & ELC Connected Communities to deliver their Festive Food Provision Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve this 🎄💚

😮 Wow! Our ELFS are amazing....they've already donated over 15,000kg of food this winter, to help #filltheshelves If you're planning to make any pre-Christmas donations please be sure to hand them in before we close on Wednesday 24th Dec, 2pm 💚 #filltheshelves #20000kgofhope

🚨The Foodbank will be closing early today at 1pm. We will be open as usual tomorrow from 10am-2pm.

🎄Can you help our ELFs decorate our tree and raise £25,000?🎄 🎉AMAZING NEWS! Thanks to our incredible ELFS, we've already raised £762! 🎉 Every decoration you hang helps feed a family in East Lothian this winter. Ready to decorate? bit.ly/BaublesofHope2025 or click on the link in our bio

🎄 It's here! Our Christmas campaign launches in East Lothian Courier End 2025 with 2025 🥫 20,000kg of food 💚 £25,000. We can only do this with YOU, our amazing supporters. Buy a virtual bauble bit.ly/BaublesofHope2025 Donate food bit.ly/ELFBReverseAdventCalendar #End2025with2025 #ELFS

We welcome the budget announcement removing the two-child benefit cap, a policy that trapped families in poverty for too long. This change will lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship in the UK and make a real difference to families in East Lothian. Thanks to all who campaigned for this👏

🎉 What a fantastic start to our Tesco collection! We're absolutely in awe of the kindness and generosity of shoppers in Musselburgh, North Berwick and Haddington today. #thanks to everyone who has stopped by, donated, and chatted with our wonderful volunteers - you're all amazing!

This Christmas, we're filling our virtual tree with baubles of hope. Every decoration helps buy food and brings hope, warmth, and nourishment to families in our community this Christmas. Choose your bauble, watch our tree come to life, know that you've made a difference to someone's Christmas.

From Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th November, our amazing team of staff, volunteers and supporters will be in Tesco Musselburgh, Haddington, and North Berwick collecting food donations. Please stop by and say hello and if you can pick up a tin to donate, every item makes a difference.

While you’re in the shops don’t for-getti to pick up some pasta for your reverse advent collection! There is only one day left of us posting, but feel free to keep collecting and drop-off your donations whenever you are ready. We are so grateful to all those who are taking part.

⭐Thank you RSM UK for all of your help this week - in the warehouse sorting so many kilos of stock and then onto our allotment, planting over 400 onions! Superstars! #ELFS #eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #eastlothianfoodbank #thankyou #donations #everytincounts

It would be tea-riffic if you donated TEA and COFFEE as part of your reverse advent collections. Many of us can relate to how soothing a cuppa can be in times of stress, please donate today and help give people in your local community that comfort.

We are seeking a part-time Project Support Assistant to help people using our foodbank access our Money Advice Service. You can check out the application on our website eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/jobs Deadline is the 15th of December 2025.

Behind today’s door is CUP-A-SOUP: Give a hug in a mug by donating instant soups. Instant soups are vital in our non-cook parcel for people without access to cookers/microwaves. #FillTheShelves2025 #ReverseAdventCalender #eastlothianfoodbank #ELFS #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters

Please note the foodbank will be shutting half an hour earlier today, at 1:30pm. If you are coming to collect a parcel, or visiting to make a donation, please make sure you do so before 1:30pm. Thank you

🐟It would be fin-tastic if you donated TINNED FISH to us as part of your reverse advent collection! #FillTheShelves2025 #ReverseAdventCalender #eastlothianfoodbank #ELFS #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters

Our foodbank team are here doing the mash potato dance for day 19's request- instant mash potatoes! #ReverseAdventCalender

🥛We’re not milking it! This year so far, we supported 13,385 people! Your donations help us continue that support. Today we are asking for Milk, a foodbank staple! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

🍜Udon know how much it means to us when you donate! For day 17 we are asking for instant noodles! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

🍪Bake our day and donate some BISCUITS! Donate any kind, is there such a thing as a bad biscuit? #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

🫘Have you BEAN following along? Did you know baked beans can count towards 1 of your 5 a day? Donate a tin of goodness and add some baked beans to your collection! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

🐶After a week of being completely out of dog food we are delighted that @edindogcathome paid us a visit and donated this amazing amount of cat and dog food! They even brought a furry friend🐾 #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #donations #pets

🍚Oh, it would be so nice if you could donate some RICE! We add rice to our parcels to go with the likes of tinned chill or curry etc. Providing full meals is something we believe is crucial to delivering a good service that supports our clients well, please help by adding RICE to your collections

❤️A huge thank you to all the local churches that joined us for our breakfast gathering this morning. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, chat, and share more about the work we do together in our community. Check out the full story on our other platforms!

🍲Behind today’s door is HOT TINNED MEAT: Tins of curry, stew or chilli, make for a quick and easy hot meal and are incredibly important to our parcels. So, please add some HOT TINNED MEAT to your collection! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

With your help we could receive a £1000 donation through the Movement for Good 12 Days Christmas Draw. Please nominate us bit.ly/nominateELFB

🧼TOILETRIES: We are aware that there are many who are facing hygiene poverty as well as living in food crisis. Can you help us but donating essential toiletries such as shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, toilet roll and deodorant?

🥣Behind today’s door is RICE PUDDING Rice Pudding is a warm and filling treat that we like to put in our parcels. Did you know in some local supermarkets you can buy a tin of rice pudding for under 30p? Each tin counts, you don’t have to spend a lot to make a big difference. Please help if you can!

We currently have a job posting on our website for a part-time Warehouse Assistant, you can check out the application on our website at eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/jobs Deadline is the 14th of November 2025 Midday.

Today is COLD TINNED MEAT We’re not hamming it up; cold meat is a versatile food item that is an essential in our parcels, so please add it into your collections!With tinned cold meat such as Ham or Corned Beef: A family could make sandwiches, ham and mash, corn beef hash or use it to bulk up soup!

🍫DAY 9- CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATES If you donate a Christmas treat, we will think you're really sweet! Any Christmas themed sweets or chocolates would help brighten up our parcels over this festive period. #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas

🍝 DAY 8- PASTA SAUCE Swipe to open today's door... Pasta Sauce is a staple for our food parcels. Your donation will help us keep our shelves stocked and parcels full as we head into Winter. ✅Remember if you do donate any PASTA SAUCE give yourself a big tick on the calendar!

🥣 DAY 7- CEREAL Swipe to open today's door... Did you know that we supported nearly 5,000 children last year with emergency food? ✅Why not help us to support a child in your local community by ticking off CEREAL on your calendar today! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS

We're partnering with Edinburgh Food Project Money Advice Service! If you need help with budgeting, energy advice, applying for benefits, debt advice, pop in for a confidential chat on a Tuesday morning 10am-12pm. 📍 East Lothian Foodbank, 3 Civic Square, Tranent, EH33 1LH

🥕 DAY 6- TINNED VEG Today we have veg tree! ✅Remember if you do donate any TINNED VEG please remember to give yourself a big tick on the calendar! #Eastlothianfoodbanksupporters #ELFS #reverseadventcalendar #donations #givethischristmas 20 h