News
5 Jul 20
Crystal Palace FC supports Norwood and Brixton Foodbank at Selhurst Park
Although this features as an item in July’s newsletter, we though we’d give our developing partnership with Crystal Palace FC it’s own NEWS headline too. They have been supporting us over the last couple of years including helping with the moving of all the pews at St Margaret’s Church to create our South London Warehouse […]
24 Jun 20
The Guardian Article
Monday’s Guardian this week profiled one of our drivers in this article as part of its My Working Week feature.
24 Jun 20
The Sunday Times Magazine Article
Photographer Charlie Clift, who has been volunteering for Norwood and Brixton foodbank during lockdown, wrote this piece for The Sunday Times Magazine last month.
23 Jun 20
We are still open!
We have been extremely busy during lockdown and have remained open throughout. Although we had to suspend our face-to-face sessions immediately, we have been operating a full delivery service since late March and have fed over 8,000 people giving away over 8.5 tonnes food each week, so reaching more people in crisis than ever before. […]
8 Jun 20
Shining a light on volunteers week
In the Trussell Trust’s blog this month it says THANK YOU to many of its volunteers up and down the country. Here is its excerpt thanking Norwood and Brixton foodbank: Thanks from Norwood and Brixton Foodbank Norwood and Brixton foodbank Foodbank extends its thanks to the volunteers across London who have come together to keep […]
8 Jun 20
Thank you to volunteers from Trussell Trust
Here is a video from The Trussell Trust to say THANK YOU to all its volunteers across the country:
6 May 20
Citizens Advice Helpline advert in foreign languages
We have had this advert for the Citizens Advice Helpline Advert translated into various foreign languages. Please let us know if you would like any other languages to be added to this and we will do our best to have it translated. The following are translations in a variety of languages of this sentence: If […]
6 May 20
If you need help from foodbank
If you can’t afford food, you can call 0808 2082138 (freephone) to speak to a trained and independent Citizens Advice agent (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm). Please note this number is for people who do not have enough money for food. If you are a local organisation or charity that works with people who […]
1 May 20
May Newsletter
Read how Norwood and Brixton foodbank has been operating its new delivery only service since lockdown and please do share our new brilliant short film https://mailchi.mp/4b54ba563a1f/may-newsletter NEWS AND UPDATES The Trussell Trust today reported a soaring 81% increase for emergency food parcels from food banks in its network during the last two weeks of March 2020, compared to […]
15 Apr 20
About us as a foodbank during coronavirus
Who is the food bank for? We look after people who haven’t got enough money to buy food, for example, because their benefit payments haven’t come through or because they are crippled by debt. Trussell Trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days’ nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people who have been referred in crisis, as well […]