News
20 Nov 19
The Tesco Big Push…
We’re having our Christmas Tesco big push on Thursday Friday and Saturday this week. It’s fabulous to see how generous everyone can be on every collection day, but Christmas is extra special. All our volunteers are looking forward to it. If you’re shopping in Tesco this weekend, come and say hi to our lovely volunteers. […]
6 Nov 19
Getting Ready For Christmas..
We are getting ready for Christmas! Please help us fulfill our Christmas list! You can hand in donations of Christmas items to Scunthorpe Baptist Church by Sunday 15th Dec so we can ensure our families get them in time for Christmas ? Thank you in advance from all of us at Scunthorpe foodbank
6 Nov 19
State Of Hunger Research..
We should all be protected from poverty. But more and more people come to our foodbank because they can’t afford the basics to live a relatively comfortable life. We support trusselltrust’s new StateOfHunger research calling on the next Govt to restore benefit levels to cover true cost of living www.stateofhunger.org.uk
18 Oct 19
School Harvest Festival Contributions…
Many thanks to all the local schools for their lovely harvest festival contributions this year. This is from westcliff Primary School. They have really done us proud…
15 Jul 19
A Poem By One Of Our Foodbank Clients…
One of our foodbank clients sent us this lovely poem after he had to visit us This was his message… Hello and a heartfelt thank you Within the last week my wife and I have accessed your support for the first time. your team were all friendly and welcoming, this helped put us at ease. […]
6 Jun 19
Thank you to Scunthorpe Poundland…
Scunthorpe Poundland have been brilliant over the last year or so in supporting us at Scunthorpe foodbank. Especially in the treats etc they provide us with. It’s no fun having no money and treats are usually the first thing to go when having to tighten the purse strings. Poundland have collection boxes at their stores so […]
27 Feb 19
Why The Use Of Foodbanks Has Soared In Recent Years…
Here’s an interesting article on why the use of foodbanks has soared in the UK over recent years from the journal of Public Health https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/40/4/676/4555347
20 Feb 19
Foodbanks And Grants…
Food banks receive almost £2 million in grants to provide more support to people locked in poverty… One year of Fight Hunger Create Change
20 Dec 18
Overwhelmed By The Generosity of People..
We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of people this Christmas, giving through permanent collection points, schools, churches, company food drives and so on. Thank you so much! We are now at a stage where our warehouse floor is full and if we take more in it will become unsafe for our volunteers to work […]
13 Dec 18
Fire Brigade & Prince’s Trust…
The Fire Brigade in association with the Prince’s Trust brought in a number of shoeboxes crammed with goodies last Monday to give out. Our clients loved them, thank you for your generosity…