News

Job Vacancy: Van Driver and Warehouse Support Worker

Hours: 24 hours per month Salary: £7.85 per hour Fixed Term contract for 6 months (subject to funding) Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank is looking for a pleasant and friendly van driver who is able to move and handle heavy crates and boxes. Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank provides three-day emergency food parcels for people in crisis and works in partnership with churches across the city as well […]

Read more

Job Vacancy: Finance Officer

Hours: 7 hours per week Salary: 16,000 per year, pro rata  Fixed Term contract for 6 months (subject to funding)  Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank is looking for a skilled and efficient Finance Officer to provide finance administration. The successful post holder will be working supportively alongside our Treasurer. S-o-T Foodbank has received funding from the Big Lottery to enable this part-time post. Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank provides three-day emergency food parcels for people in […]

Read more

Task force needed…

Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank URGENTLY need your help THIS WEEK as part of a TASK FORCE at the Warehouse based in Wesley Hall Methodist Church. You will be moving and sorting stock to prepare our Storage Shelves ready to receive the food donated to feed local people in crisis. If you are able to help with this please feel welcome to come any time between 10am & 4pm on THURSDAY 20th, FRIDAY […]

Read more

Christmas Appeal

In the three weeks leading up to Christmas we will be providing Christmas food parcels to local individuals and families in crisis. Please buy an item from this list for the Foodbank… Tinned Ham Christmas Pudding Christmas Cake Box of Biscuits Children’s Selection Box Box of Chocolates Large Bar of Chocolate (150/200g) Snacks and Nibbles […]

Read more

Cook, Taste & Learn

A Cook, Taste & Learn session was held at the Swanbank Distribution Centre yesterday (5th November) for the first time. 12 people who had attended the centre for a food parcel watched the cookery demonstration using basic ingredients from the Foodbank. At the end of the session they were able to taste the simple fishcake and […]

Read more

Food drive dates announced

Our next Tesco food drive dates are… Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th November 2014. Register your interest to help out at Hanley Extra here and Longton Extra here.

Read more

We are running low on…

We are grateful for all donations but we are really in need of some specific items – Sugar (500g) Fruit Juice (long life) Pasta Sauces Tinned Fish Instant Mash Chocolate Please help local people in crisis by buying items from this list and return to the Stoke-on-Trent foodbank collection point. Thank you.

Read more

Debt advice scheme launched

We have launched a series of debt advice sessions for people who use Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank. Each of our 11 distribution centres will hold their own sessions as part of the pilot scheme.

Read more

New distribution centre

A new distribution centre has opened in Hanley based at Grace Church, Clough Street. Read The Sentinel article here.

Read more

Radio Stoke – Interview with Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank

Radio Stoke spent time with Stoke on Trent Foodbank last week learning more about the work that we do. Missed it ? Then catch up with the show online: www.bbc.co.uk/p020tjdy Featured at 0.02.31/0.37.01/1.34.00 during the show.

Read more