What is a food bank? How does it work?
Food and other essentials like toiletries are donated at various collection points ( see below). These are collected, sorted, stored and organised by a team of volnteers based at the warehouse in Brimscombe. There are 3 paid part time staff , over 150 regular volunteers and a further large team of volunteers involved with collections.
People in need can be referred to the foodbank by any of the caring agencies – these include Citizens Advice, P3, Stroud District Council housing support officers, children’s centres, health visitors and social services as well as local schools and doctor’s surgeries. Clients will receive a food bank voucher – typically for a parcel of three days worth of food and emergency supplies. Each client will also be supported by a volunteer who can help direct them to other sources of help that may be available, according to specific needs.
How can I help?
Donations of (non-perishable!) food and household essentials are always needed.
There is a collection basket at the back of St Michael’s Church, and this is taken weekly to Brimscombe.
Donations can be made directly to the Warehouse at Unit 19, Canal Iron Works, Hope Mills Lane, Brimscombe, Stroud, GL5 2SH between 10-12 or 14-16 Mon-Friday. There are also collection points in Stroud Tescos and Sainsburys. All doantions are gratefully received, but of particular need at present are tinned meat and fish, cooking oil and cleaning/washing materials.
If you might like to become a volunteer, or for any other enquires, you can contact Stroud Foodbank on 01453 367077 – more informatioin is available on the website and on Twitter
http://strouddistrict.foodbank.org.uk and https://twitter.com/SD_foodbank
Stroud District Food bank is a registered charity (no 1176306) managed by a board of volunteer trustees. It is a member of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. https://www.trusselltrust.org
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