News
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
22 Nov 15
Christmas Food drive
It’s that time of year again! We’ll be attending Longton and Hanley Tesco’s on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of December for our Christmas Food drive and we’d really appreciate your help. Interested in volunteering? Please see the links below to add your name to the schedule. http://doodle.com/poll/dam9pgfyx4r6extw – Hanley […]
1 Nov 15
Harvest Figures 2015
The Harvest figures are in… 10,467.16KG!!! Thank you to everyone who has donated food!
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]
2 Oct 15
Warehouse Extended Opening Hours
Throughout October we are extending our Blurton Warehouse opening times to receive donations. Monday 9:30am-5pm Tuesday 10am-1pm Wednesday 9:30am-5pm Thursday 10am-4pm Friday 10am-2pm You can find the address here.
2 Oct 15
BBC Radio Stoke Interview
Sue, our Chair of Trustees, was on BBC Radio Stoke this morning (2nd Oct 2015) talking all about Harvest. If you missed it, you can hear it here (starts at 1:12) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0322mmd#play
6 Sep 15
Annual Report 2014-2015
Annual Report 2014-2015 is now available to read/download. Thank you from the Stoke-on-Trent foodbank.
1 Jul 15
Foodbank in ‘Our City’ Magazine
We featured in the latest ‘Our City’ magazine and our Project Manager, Anna, talked about how we’re working with young offenders in the community. “We hope that the experience they have working in an organisation helping people in poverty locally gives them a sense of purpose. We want them to feel appreciated as part of […]
1 May 15
Spring 2015 Newsletter
Our Spring 2015 Newsletter is out! Read what’s been happening recently at Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank.
1 May 15
Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.
Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]