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Faversham Foodbank

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Providing emergency food parcels and support to those in crisis in Faversham, Kent.

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Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · Jul 7

It is thanks to people like you who donate food and other items that we can continue to support local vulnerable people by providing them with food parcels.
There is now a new easier way to give.
Take a look at givetoday.co.uk/favershamfoo...

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 4h

The congregation of St Peter and St Paul #Lynsted have excelled with a wonderful #harvest celebration and donation to the Foodbank.
Thank you everyone for your support, which is so important.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to St Mary’s at #Teynham for the lovely #harvest collection.
Very kind and much appreciated by everyone at the Foodbank.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 3d

Huge kudos to Sandeep and the Welcome Coop in Whitstable Road for their donation of food to help us support people who are finding life difficult.
Really appreciated and much needed.
Sandeep is on the left in the picture with the Foodbank’s assistant project manager, Josh Rowlands.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to the lovely children and adults at Graveney Primary School for the brilliant Harvest Festival donations to the Foodbank.
They are greatly appreciated and will help us to keep supporting people who are finding life tough.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 4d

Come and join our team of 55 enthusiastic, friendly, and brilliant Foodbank volunteers.
We need people on Mondays, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays for our two warehouses to pick-up, sort and pack food.
Some lifting is required.
Email [email protected] for more information.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much to the parishioners at St Mary Magdalene Church, #Davington for the amazing #harvest donation to the Foodbank, which will provide the equivalent of 270 meals for local people and families.
So generous!

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 6d

Sheldwich Primary and St James's Church together have given the Foodbank a huge Harvest Festival donation of food which will provide more than 300 meals for people in our communities who need a helping hand.
Thank you so much to the children, parents/carers, staff, and the church's congregation.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 7d

Do you have to make choices on whether you can buy food or petrol?
Turn the heating on or purchase school uniforms?
Come to our Foodbank session at Eastling Village Hall this Monday (13th) between 1.30 and 3.30 for a food parcel and a friendly chat.
We look forward to seeing you.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to parishioners of 'The church in the orchard', otherwise known as St Mary Norton for the wonderful #Harvest Festival collection.
Hugely appreciated.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you so much to the Lorenden Prep School community. They collected enough food to provide 376 meals for clients of Faversham Foodbank.
This makes a massive difference to the people we support.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t forget our second Foodbank centre at Eastling Village Hall is open next Monday, the 13th.
If you are struggling with having enough money to buy food, come and see us for a food parcel.
We don’t judge, or ask a lot of questions.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 10d

The congregation of Sts Peter and Paul #Ospringe Faversham Benefice of Churches are amazing!
They donated food which will provide 163 meals for local people who don’t have enough money to buy food.
Thank you. 🤩

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BanktheFood @bankthefood.bsky.social · 11d

This harvest, we’re giving tradition a modern twist. 🌾
Local schools, families and communities are coming together to support food banks through our free BanktheFood app.
Will you join us? Once downloaded, you’ll know just what’s needed.
No guesswork!
#FoodBankFortnight #EndHunger

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Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 11d

Clive, husband of one of our brilliant volunteers, very kindly took lavender from their garden and sold it to customers at Corkk Canterbury, where he is the Master of Wine, raising money for the Foodbank.
Thank you so much to Clive and Ann!

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, thank you to the congregation of United Church Faversham for the wonderful donation of Harvest food.
Greatly appreciated!

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 13d

We support several people who are unpaid carers for members of their family. The system doesn’t care for them, so we have to.

Big Issue @bigissue.com · 13d

The number of people providing full-time unpaid care has increased massively, as the social care system approaches breaking point.

Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%

www.bigissue.com

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 14d

These are the items the Foodbank needs most this Harvest.
Thank you for donations and support!

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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 23d

Imagine landing an interview for your dream job.

But you don't own a laptop, and you can’t afford internet or phone data – all of which are essential when so many interviews are online.

People receiving Universal Credit are plunged into impossible situations like this every day. It’s not right.

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Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 16d

Faversham Foodbank is in a similar situation. Every donation is vital to ensure we can support the local community.

BanktheFood @bankthefood.bsky.social · 16d

💬 “As the foodbank enters its busiest autumn/winter period, it is vitally important we receive food donations from our community so that we can help those in crisis.
Public food donations to Monmouth's foodbank have fallen by 55% in three years, which meant we had to buy in food last autumn/winter.

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 16d

If you’re going shopping, below are the items which we need most.
Thank you!

Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 17d

As we went through the picking list of food, he kept saying unselfishly, “No, I won’t have that because someone else will need it more than me.”
It is for people like him we have a Foodbank in Faversham.
Please continue to help through your donations of food and money.
Thank you.
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Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 17d

A retired gentleman visited the Foodbank because he had run out of money.
He budgets to have enough to live on.
A broken boiler left him without hot water or heating and he had to pay to get it fixed, leaving no cash to buy food.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17d

The energy price cap is rising by 2% – or around £35 a year for a typical household. Pensioner Yvonne Bailey is worried about her bills.

Pensioner wants to whack MPs with a 'wet fish' over energy bill rise

www.bigissue.com

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Faversham Foodbank @favershamfoodbank.bsky.social · 19d

Demand at the Foodbank from people who need our support is going up and the donations we are receiving are going down.
One way to help is to make a donation of food - however large or small - by going to givetoday.co.uk/favershamfoo...
Choose what u want to give, pay and the Foodbank gets the food.