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Maidenhead Foodbank provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis.

MAIDENHEAD FOODBANK PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS.
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill or are on a low income. A simple bag of food makes a big difference.

WHO DONATES FOOD
Schools, churches, Supermarkets, businesses and individuals donate food to us at the Maidenhead Foodbank. We have a team of volunteers who can pick up food parcels from around the area. Large collections often take place as part of Harvest Festival and Christmas celebrations.

FOOD IS SORTED AND STORED
Volunteers sort food and pack it into bags ready to be given to people in need.

PROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY PEOPLE IN NEED
Foodbanks partner with a wide range of care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, CAB, SMART and the police to identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher.

CLIENTS RECEIVE FOOD
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to the Maidenhead foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days’ emergency food. We are able to deliver food bags to the elderly or people who are unable to get to us.

MAKING DONATIONS
We have set opening times for receiving donations (unless otherwise arranged) 07782 345 935
Please feel free to come along
Wednesday evenings 6pm to 7:30pm
Saturday mornings 9am to 11am

Maidenhead foodbank works using a voucher referral system.

We know that anyone can find themselves at crisis point for a number of different reasons.

In order to provide the most appropriate help we work with local agencies. If they feel you are struggling to put food on the table, they will issue you with a foodbank voucher. The local agency can also provide long term support if needed to help address some of the issues behind the reasons for your crisis.

Our foodbank works with a number of different agencies, such as Citizens Advice, children’s centres, Doctors and health visitors.

When you visit a referral agency they will take some basic details from you to complete the voucher. This will help them to identify the cause of your crisis and offer practical guidance. It also means we are able to prepare suitable emergency food for the right number of people.

Once you have been issued with a voucher, you can exchange this for a minimum of three days of emergency food at Maidenhead foodbank centre.

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