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14 Apr 25

There’s no Foodbank Session on Friday 18th April, 2025 (Good Friday)

Please note that there’s no Foodbank session on 18th April, 2025 (Good Friday). Everything goes back to normal W/C 21st April 2025. Therefore we advise that if you are in need of emergency food parcel, you can attend the Tuesdays evening session at Pitsea (Crown Community Centre) OR Wednesdays and Thursdays afternoon session at Basildon […]

13 Mar 25

Additional Opening Day – Thursdays

In addition to our existing Foodbank Sessions, we are pleased to announce that, from next month, Thursday, 3rd of April 2025, we will start to run an additional Foodbank session at our Basildon Centre (The Gore). This means that from April 2025, our Foodbank Centre at Basildon will be operating twice a week (Wednesdays 12 […]

19 Dec 24

Opening Time during the Festive Period

During this Festive period, our Foodbank Centre at Pitsea (Crown Community Centre, SS13 2EF) will be operating on Fridays at the usual time throughout the Holiday season. Tuesday sessions at Pitsea will be closed on 24th December and 31st December. Basildon Centre (The Gore) will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Everything goes back to normal from […]

31 Aug 23

Last Year, Basildon Food bank saw the highest ever levels of need

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Basildon Food bank provided within our local community between April 2022 and March 2023. The alarming new figures reveal that we have provided 3,362 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Basildon over the […]

15 Jan 23

VACANCIES AT BASILDON FOODBANK

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must have a right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor application for visa to work and or work permit. Operating since 2013, Basildon Foodbank is now entering an exciting new phase. We believe that we should be working towards a future without the need for foodbanks, but we […]

11 Jul 22

Basildon food bank parcels provided to people across Basildon

New figures released by Basildon Foodbank today reveal 2,079 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022 – 864 of these went to children. This number of parcels is a 11.5% increase on 2019-20. The food bank believes the increase in people needing support […]

23 Jun 21

Basildon food bank parcels provided to people in crisis in Basildon during the last year

New figures released by Basildon Foodbank reveal a 18,378 emergency food parcels were provided to people in the last year – 8,190 of these went to children. Between April 2020 and March 2021, Basildon Foodbank has seen unprecedented numbers of people in need of support as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hit people’s incomes […]

21 Sep 20

Basildon Foodbank provided 1853 emergency food parcels to local people in the past financial year

Basildon Foodbank provided 1853 emergency food parcels to local people in the year leading to March 2020. Of this number, 852 went to children. The figures are a 24% increase on the previous financial year. With the unprecedented impact of coronavirus Basildon Foodbank has experienced even greater levels of need as the pandemic continues to […]

14 Nov 19

977 emergency food parcels given to local people in last six months by Basildon Foodbank

Basildon Foodbank is calling for candidates on all sides to pledge to protect people from hunger, as it reveals 977 emergency food parcels were given to people in Basildon between 1st April and 30th September this year. Of this number, 437 went to children. The figures are a 23% increase on the same period last […]

5 Jul 19

1409 emergency food parcels given to local people last year, Basildon Foodbank reveals

Basildon Foodbank provided 1409 three day emergency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019. Of this number, 567 went to children. The local food bank’s figures feed into a larger national picture with a record increase in food bank use across the nation reported by the Trussell Trust. Basildon Foodbank is […]

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