Caring for local
people in crisis
Covering Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay
and surrounding villages.
Feature in the Guardian looking at how steeply rising food and energy prices have affected households and the work we do at Canterbury Food Bank. The figures and statistics are alarming with food price inflation hitting a record 16.7% in the four weeks to 22 January 2023.
The article highlights not only the difficulty people are having in coping with a cost of living crisis but also how hard it is affecting support services such as ourselves trying to help.
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Tomorrow marks the start of Volunteers' Week, an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering in their communities. We will be celebrating our volunteer team throughout this week.![]()
If you have thought about how you could get involved with Canterbury Food Bank please do keep an eye on our volunteer page. ![]()
We also run a Youth Volunteer session on a Tuesday evening (6-7.30pm) in the warehouse, to which under-16's attend with a parent or guardian. Please contact warehouse@canterburyfoodbank.org for more information about this. ![]()
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Volunteering Volunteer roles Helping in the Whitstable warehouseThis role involves supporting the food bank team in managing food donations. Food donations …10 hours ago
Thank you MoneySavingExpert.com for including BanktheFood in your round up on how to donate to a food bank. We are really grateful for the mention. 💚
www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/how-to-get-free-or-cheap-food/#donate
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We are not open today for the bank holiday. We are open again tomorrow at 9am. If you need support please do not hesitate to call us on 01227 936450 (option 2)
We are very discreet and only want to support you through your current difficulties. Our signposting team can also inform you about other services which may be able to offer additional support. We are here to listen and help 🙏
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