News
27 Aug 19
Inspire Multi Academy Trust
In the last week of the school year, Lesley Cassidy, Headteacher at Plains Farm Academy, coordinated a fantastic donation of much needed food items to Sunderland Foodbank and got all 5 academies in their trust involved. Each academy collected 2 different items for us. A driver from our sister Foodbank in Durham spent 3.5 hours driving […]
27 Aug 19
Fulwell Junior School – Can Drive
Pupils at Fulwell Junior School dedicated a whole day to supporting Sunderland Foodbank. Pupils donated an EPIC 314.88 kilos of food and toiletries. This would make a whopping 42 x 3 day emergency food parcels or 252 meals! Thank you so much for your generosity. And we look forward to seeing you again in the autumn […]
1 Jul 19
Plains Farm Academy Partnership
Last Friday 3 students from Plains Farm Academy visited us this with a huge donation of toiletries. The academy has partnered with us and will collect food and toiletries once a month as part of their well-being programme. The Head Teacher, Lesley Cassidy, has approached 4 other primary academies within their trust, and they are having […]
13 Jun 19
volunteers needed
Please get in touch if you can spare 2-4 hours on either date. Asda Seaham 22/6/2019 Tesco The Bridges 29/6/2019 Thank you 😊
11 Jun 19
Introducing Foodbank Friday
Many thanks to our corporate partners who are introducing FOODBANK FRIDAYS at their workplace. We are grateful to have you on board! Please get in touch if you would like copies of posters to be sent to your organisation and help us to provide emergency food for local people in crisis.
6 Jun 19
National Volunteer Week – Thank You to our Volunteers
Every year the nation celebrates National Volunteer Week, this year it’s from Saturday 1st June to Friday 7th June. Sunderland Foodbank would like to take this opportunity to THANK YOU for your amazing contribution! By giving your time and sharing your skills you help to improve lives across the Sunderland. Thanks again for your continued help and support!
5 Apr 19
Emergency food packages: what to expect
A simple box of food makes a BIG difference to someone in crisis. Our emergency packages provide three days’ worth of nutritionally balanced food, helping to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. So what can you expect to receive in our packages? A standard food package includes: Item – Allocation (one person/family 5+) Cereal […]
3 Apr 19
Fight Hunger, Create Change: One year on…
February marked the one-year anniversary of Asda’s Fight Hunger, Create Change programme and what a year it’s been! Over £2 million has been granted to 88 food banks in The Trussell Trust network, and over 1 million meals have been donated by customers to local food banks through in-store collections. As Sunderland foodbank, we’ve […]
2 Apr 19
We’re hiring! – Sunderland foodbank Coordinator
Sunderland Foodbank Coordinator Salary: £11.00/hr Hours: 25 hrs/week This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to be involved in developing the foodbank and its volunteers within Durham Christian Partnership (DCP) Sunderland Foodbank. We are seeking a part time Coordinator to join our team. With overall responsibility for the operation in Sunderland, they will focus on improving […]