News | Abingdon Foodbank

14 Jan 25

2024 Christmas Campaign Results

The figures are in! Our 2024 Christmas Campaign saw us distribute 384 extra parcels to 289 vulnerable households in Abingdon and surrounding villages. This weighed in at 2,688kg of food going to those facing hardship. Not only did we distribute the food parcels at our foodbank sessions, we also liaised with local schools and agencies […]

8 Jan 25

720 people fed in December

In December 2024, your donations helped Abingdon Foodbank to distribute 257 food parcels to people facing hardship in Abingdon and the surrounding villages. These parcels fed 720 people, of which 328 were children and 412 were adults. December’s figures show an increase from previous months, which we expected to see given the financial pressures of […]

19 Dec 24

Christmas & New Year Opening Details

Abingdon Foodbank will be CLOSED to clients on the following dates: CLOSED: Tuesday 24th December (North site, Christ Church, Northcourt Road) CLOSED: Wednesday 25th December (South site, Preston Road Community Centre) We will be OPEN at all other sessions during the festive period as follows: OPEN: Friday 27th December (North site, Christ Church, Northcourt […]

19 Dec 24

638 people fed in November

In November 2024, your donations helped Abingdon Foodbank to distribute 232 food parcels to people facing hardship in Abingdon and the surrounding villages. These parcels fed 638 people, of which 274 were children and 364 were adults. This month’s figures are very similar to October’s which is good to see a stabilisation and not an […]

14 Nov 24

Christmas Food Donations

This year, we are once again putting together some special extra bags for clients to receive the week before Christmas. Alongside their standard emergency food parcels, we are aiming to provide items to go towards some Christmas dinners and festive treats. Last year we made 300 bags for people struggling, and we’d love to do […]

14 Nov 24

625 people fed in October

In October 2024, your donations helped Abingdon Foodbank to distribute 236 food parcels to people facing hardship in Abingdon and the surrounding villages. These parcels fed 625 people, of which 268 were children and 357 were adults. This sees an increase from September’s figures, which we had been anticipating as the seasons change and the […]

4 Nov 24

2,254 kg of donations for harvest 2024

The results are in and this year’s harvest took an impressive total of 2,254kg of donations to Abingdon Foodbank. Thank you so much to each and every individual, all the schools, churches, youth groups, local WI, businesses and supermarkets for all your generous donations. Our volunteers have been kept very busy weighing, sorting, boxing and […]

9 Oct 24

484 people fed in September

In September 2024, your donations helped Abingdon Foodbank to distribute 179 food parcels to people facing hardship in Abingdon and the surrounding villages. These parcels fed 484 people, of which 206 were children. These figures show a decrease in recent months, (we always hope this is a good thing, and means our clients are managing […]

18 Sep 24

2024 Harvest Donations – Drop off times and location

With the arrival of September, we shift our focus to Harvest Festival! Harvest Festival is a time when we see lots of donations from schools, faith and community groups. Items you can donate: Tinned ham, fish, soup, veg Pasta, rice, noodles Flour, oil, honey, peanut butter Tea, coffee, hot chocolate Biscuits, cereal bars, crackers Hygiene […]

17 Sep 24

Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign results

Through our Kid’s Summer Meals Campaign we distributed around 125 extra bags of breakfast and lunch items to families in need, which weighed in at 1,327kg of food. Children received items such as cereal, milk, spreads for toast, baked beans, spaghetti hoops, tuna, sweetcorn, tinned ham, hotdogs, meatballs, crisps, squash, cereal bars and bottles of […]

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