News
3 May 22
A Future Where Everyone Can Afford Essentials
From April 2021 till March 2022, Braintree Area Foodbank gave out 5708 food parcels to people facing hardship in Braintree, Witham, Halstead and surrounding villages. This isn’t right. We’re proud to be working alongside foodbanks across the @TrussellTrust network to push for the long-term changes we need to create a future where everyone can afford […]
30 Mar 22
St Paul’s, Braintree – New Centre
Big news! Braintree Area Foodbank is opening a new centre: at St Paul’s Church, Hay Lane South, Braintree, CM7 3DY. Open on WEDNESDAYS, 10am to 12pm. Starting on Wednesday, 6 April.
29 Mar 22
Impossible Decisions
You may have seen on Trussell Trust social media channels that they have launched a new campaign which hopes to put the public in the shoes of people who have no option but to face impossible decisions every day. The campaign centres around an activity pack which contains two dice, where on each side there […]
3 Mar 22
Donation from Cadbury’s of… Lots of Easter Eggs
Braintree Area Foodbank is delighted to be receiving from Trussell Trust partners, Cadbury’s, 200 – yes, 200 – Easter eggs for our clients. A very chocolatey thank you. We all like to give our clients seasonal treats, but, as you see, this year we’ve got Easter eggs covered. However, with the removal of the Universal […]
22 Feb 22
Braintree Area Foodbank launches It’s ADLent Calendar 2022
This year for Lent we would encourage you to give rather than give up. By donating items from this forty day calendar you will be helping those most in need at this present time. Life is hard for all of us at the moment, but it is those on low incomes that are really feeling […]
8 Feb 22
Perhaps this could help?
With the cost of living increasing, the end of furlough, energy bills rising it can all seem so daunting. We thought that perhaps the links below could help. How to get help from us This link will take you to our page where you can learn how our voucher based system works. Citizens Advice This national […]
14 Dec 21
Foodbank Champion in Earls Colne
Every year Doug McKenzie of Earls Colne uses the Reverse Advent Calendar to encourage donations to our Foodbank. Doug picks up donations from St Andrew’s Church, Earls Colne, and from the Earls Colne Recreation Club, every Monday and drives them to our Halstead Centre. This year, as always, the response has been overwhelming. He reports […]
26 Nov 21
Changes To Our Online Donation Platform
In late November, Virgin Giving will be closing their doors for charities that use them to process their online payments. As such, we have now switched our online monetary donation platform to Wonderful.org. They are the only major platform that do not take any commission or deduct any amount from your core donation. Payments […]
2 Nov 21
Winter Appeal – How to take part
This year those visiting us will have experienced, still experiencing or will experience hardship. So far this year we have fed over 4,000 people with over half being on low incomes. The reduction in Universal Credit is leaving families facing the reality of food prioritisation giving children and the vulnerable food whilst going without themselves. […]