News
4 Jul 19
South London Warehouse – job opportunity!
Waterloo Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of Foodbanks providing emergency food to support those in crisis. Waterloo Foodbank is collaborating with other South London Foodbanks to create a joint warehousing space. As part of this our partners, Norwood and Brixton Foodbank are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual who will be able […]
7 May 19
Waterloo Foodbank sees 77% increase in need
Waterloo Foodbank provided 3,000 three-day emergency food parcels to local people between April 2018 and March 2019. Of this number, 1,175 went to children. These figures feed into a larger national picture with a record increase in food bank use across the UK. We are backing calls from the Trussell Trust to ensure the benefits system […]
10 Apr 19
Easter Bank Holiday hours
Waterloo Foodbank will be closed Friday 19th April-Monday 22nd inclusive for the bank holiday weekend. If you have a voucher and need a food parcel around the Easter weekend please visit our centre at St George the Martyr on Thursday 18th April 14:30-16:00 or Oasis Centre on Tuesday 23rd April 13:00-14:30.
22 Feb 19
Online delivery donations
We have had a number of requests from people wanting to do online supermarket orders for us, so we have put together a suggestion of what you could buy for £50 or £100. If you’ve arranged a delivery we’d love it if you could email us: [email protected] so we know when to expect it. […]
13 Feb 19
Waterloo Foodbanquet
On Friday 12th April 2018 at 7pm, we will be holding the 3rd Waterloo Foodbanquet. This will be a three course, sit-down meal with a Nordic theme, cooked by a fantastic local chef. It’s £25 a head, with all money going to the Waterloo Foodbank. £25 provides a food parcel for a family of […]
19 Dec 18
Christmas Closure
Waterloo Foodbank Christmas opening times are as follows Friday 21st: Open at Oasis Centre Saturday 22nd: Open at Oasis Centre Monday 24th: CLOSED Tuesday 25th: CLOSED Wednesday 26th: CLOSED Thursday 27th: Open at St George the Martyr Friday 28th: CLOSED Saturday 29th: CLOSED Monday 31st: CLOSED Tuesday 1st: CLOSED Wednesday 2nd: Open at St John’s […]
13 Nov 18
Christmas Appeal!
We are very excited to be launching our 2018 Christmas appeal! We’re hoping to raise £1,000 to support local people in crisis this Christmas! We’d love it if you donated generously, we’ve even made a special gift certificate that you can print and give to your loved ones, if you’d like to cover the cost […]
4 Nov 18
Christmas Donations
We are amazed every year by the amount of generous donations we receive over Christmas! Unfortunately we have very limited storage space and we need plenty of time to process and sort donations, before giving them out. As such, if you are an office or organisation looking to donate to us this Christmas we would […]
20 Jun 18
Waterloo Food Banquet
Waterloo Foodbank exists to ensure that no-one in Waterloo goes hungry by providing three days’ worth of emergency food to local people in crisis. Since its inception in 2011 they have provided over 10,000 food parcels to local people in crisis. Waterloo Foodbank invite you to their fundraising dinner. This three-course meal will be cooked by […]
26 Apr 18
Waterloo Foodbank provides 10,000th food parcel
Waterloo Foodbank has provided food for over 10,000 local people in crisis since it opened in January 2012. Now open six days a week across three different local churches, the Foodbank has seen a sharp increase in its use over the past year.Between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018, Waterloo Foodbank gave out 38.1% […]