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Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support.
The use of foodbanks has gone up and we foresee this continuing.
We rely on donations to provide vital help while working in the long-term towards a #HungerFreeFuture. Thank you so much for your generosity and support. Our current needs are listed opposite. Please also ‘like’ and follow us on Facebook.
WHAT FOOD TO DONATE
The shopping list on this page shows the food items that we need to pack most food parcels. We almost always have enough beans and pasta because these are the items people think of first. We often run out of UHT milk, tinned meat meals, tinned vegetables, tinned fruit and long life fruit juice.
All food donated should be in-date, unopened and the sort of food that can be kept in a cupboard without refrigeration, e.g. tins and packets (and not chilled or frozen).
FOOD DONATION UPDATES AND REMINDERS
Bank the Food is a simple app that connects you to your nearest foodbank whenever you go shopping in a supermarket that has a foodbank collection point.
When you install the app you’ll be prompted to add your nearest foodbank. You can see our most needed items any time. Set up your notifications and when you go into a supermarket where you can donate to the foodbank your phone will ping and remind you to donate if you can, with the priority shopping list. See how the app works in this short animated video.
Installing and using Bank the Food is completely free
Find out more and download the app by visiting the Bank the Food website.
WHERE TO DONATE
You can donate at these supermarkets, directly to the warehouse and at any of the churches or community centres where we hold our distribution centres during opening hours. Foodbank Centres
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Comments |
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Foodbank Warehouse Vicarage Hall 450A Beehive Lane Chelmsford CM2 8RN |
Mon to Fri 9:30 – 12:30 |
07512 574542 or |
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Tesco Princes Road Chelmsford CM2 9XW |
During opening hours | Please note only food bought from the store is eligible for the 20% top up. Please mark food that is bought elsewhere. Thank you for your understanding! |
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Asda Chelmer Village Chelmsford CM2 6RE |
During opening hours | Please note only food bought from the store is eligible for the 20% top up. Please mark food that is bought elsewhere. Thank you for your understanding! |
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Asda 1-10 Queen Elizabeth Sq South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 5TB |
During opening hours | Please note only food bought from the store is eligible for the 20% top up. Please mark food that is bought elsewhere. Thank you for your understanding! |
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The Co-operative Food 17 Bridge Street Writtle Chelmsford CM1 3DZ |
During opening hours | |
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The Co-operative Food 156 Gloucester Avenue Moulsham Lodge Chelmsford CM2 9LG |
During opening hours |
Maybe you could consider setting up a collection or donation point at your office or place of work? Please email [email protected] and we will get back to you with the details of how to do this
DONATING FOOD ONLINE
Most supermarkets have an online shop and delivery option. You can arrange for a supermarket delivery to be sent to the warehouse during opening hours, but please arrange this with the warehouse team first on 07512 574542.
USE SOCIAL MEDIA
Even if you can’t donate right now, you can help boost food donations by sharing donation requests on social media.
Foodbanks often rely on social media to get the message out when they need support as well as using it to reach people who need help. Extra follows and interactions make it easier for foodbanks to stay visible online.