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29 Mar 23
Meet our new Foodbank Development Coordinator
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Donna Donnan has joined the foodbank team as the Foodbank Development Coordinator. Donna’s role is to support the foodbank manager and see how the foodbank can develop to best meet the developing needs of the local communities over the next few years.
14 Jan 22
Newsletter January 2022
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Thank you It has been quite a while since we last put out a newsletter, being so busy as a result of increased demand due to Covid-19. This newsletter gives an update from before the start of the pandemic. First of all, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for […]
13 Jan 21
Foodbank Operations Manager joins the team.
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We are really pleased to welcome our new Operations Manager Francis Mcdonald to the Foodbank team. Francis will be managing the warehouse, receiving food donations, sorting food and overseeing deliveries to clients. He will also liaise with supermarkets, manage volunteers and at times stand in for the Foodbank manager. Francis has a wide range of experience […]
31 Mar 20
Foodbank still open!
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If you are in poverty and need help from the foodbank, please contact: ● Advice Space Andersonstown (0300 123 3233), ● Upper Andersonstown Community Forum (028 9062 2201), ● Footprints Women’s Centre (028 9092 3444), ● Colin Neighbourhood Partnership (028 9062 3813), ● The Family Support Hub in Andersonstown (028 9030 1521), and many other […]
4 Oct 19
Newsletter Autumn 2019
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Our newsletter is published. Copies are available in print from the foodbank. To view it online, click here.
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
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A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
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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, […]