News | Braintree Area Foodbank

25 Jul 23

Two Year Braintree District Council Grant Awarded

Braintree Area Foodbank are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a share of the Braintree District Council’s New Homes Bonus scheme to deliver three key projects. This grant of £98,951, delivered over two years, will enable them to: Create new distribution centre in Braintree Braintree Area Foodbank are to open up a new […]

14 Jul 23

Recruitment opportunity – Community Outreach Officer

Braintree Area Foodbank are currently recruiting for a Community Outreach Officer Hours: 22 per week, to be worked flexibly over Monday – Friday, occasional and pre-planned weekend working may be required. Pay: £21,808 (Pro rata £12,794) Travel: Braintree based but travel necessary in and around the Braintree District 2 year fixed term contract Application closing date: 4 […]

27 Jun 23

Activate Essex – Free Holiday Clubs

Essex County Council are once again offering free summer holiday clubs for eligible children at numerous locations within the county, including Braintree. These will run from 24 July to 1 September 2023. The holiday clubs are available for children 4-16 years who are eligible for benefit-based free school meals or who are from low-income working […]

13 Jun 23

Drivers and Driver Co-Pilot Volunteers Needed

Would you be able to support our new home delivery service as a volunteer driver or a driver co-pilot? Training on using our Foodbank vans would be given. (You would not be driving your own vehicle, for insurance reasons.) You would? Please telephone Lee Ranson, our Project Manager, on 01376 330694, for more information. For […]

6 Jun 23

Destituition – The real cost of living crisis

The national picture of food parcel distribution via the Trussell Trust network showed an increase of 37% in the 2022/2023 year compared to the same 2021/2022 period. The network distributed just under three million parcels with a worrying increase of over one million of these parcels being distributed to children. These statistics continue to reinforce […]

24 May 23

New Foodbank Centre Opening at Hedingham Baptist Church

Braintree Area Foodbank are pleased to announce that they will be opening a new centre in Sible Hedingham as from 30th May 2023. The Hedingham Baptist Foodbank is being opened in partnership with Hedingham Baptist Church to help those in more rural communities to have access to their help and support. The Hedingham Baptist Foodbank […]

16 May 23

The cost of living effect has Foodbank visitors increase by 66%

Braintree Area Foodbank has seen an alarming increase of 66% in the number of people requiring food parcels in the last year* highlighting the desperate situations that individuals and families are finding themselves in. The increase in fuel bills, the overall increase in food prices and the cost of living are clear causes for this […]

26 Apr 23

Highest Ever Number of Food Parcels Distributed in a Year

The startling new figures show that the network provided almost 3 million (2,986,203) emergency food parcels to people experiencing hardship over the past 12 months – with over 1 million parcels going to children across the UK. This is a 37% increase from 2021/22, and figures are more than double (120%) the levels seen five […]

7 Mar 23

Guarantee Our Essentials

We’re calling on the UK government to Guarantee our Essentials The Trussell Trust, alongside the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has launched a new campaign, calling on the UK government to Guarantee our Essentials. We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet people here in Braintree District are going without the essentials […]

14 Feb 23

Give don’t give up this Lent

Once again we are encouraging people to give rather than give things up for Lent. To help you to make your food donations count we have created an AdLent calendar for you to use. We know that everyone is finding life difficult at the moment but just a donation of a couple of things […]

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