Epping Forest Foodbank - Essex Community Foundation

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Epping Forest Foodbank

Epping Forest Foodbank provides essential food and household items to local people in need with the aim to bring hope to the community, reduce food poverty, connect people to other local services for additional support, and ultimately resolve their situation completely.

They work with over 100 frontline organisations such as schools, GPs, and the local Citizens Advice to receive referrals, and have the support of around 130 volunteers weekly who manage the Foodbank, as well as their Food in School Holidays programme to feed children when they aren’t receiving meals at school.

A grant from us has contributed towards the running costs of the Foodbank to match the rising demand for the services, which in 2022 alone supported more than 5,000 people.