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15 Jan 2024Most-ever monthly meals delivered in December
17 Jan 2024Record Christmas donations help to ease the pressure
29 Jan 2024Longlife whole milk and sugar most needed in February
26 Feb 2024Times are tough, so your support is more valued than ever
1 Mar 2024Food for 3,591 meals delivered to 399 clients in February
3 Mar 2024Jobcentres stop referring benefit claimants to food banks
7 Mar 2024Leakage fears bring the curtain down on shower gel
9 Mar 2024Trustees to carry out 'audit' of partner organisations
28 Mar 2024Thank you for all your donations - and the Easter eggs!
15 Apr 2024Over 10,000 meals provided in the first quarter of 2024
17 Apr 2024Management team monitors Jobcentre’s stop on referrals
29 Apr 2024Milk, jam, honey and hot chocolate most needed in May
6 May 20243,000-plus meals provided for fourth month in a row
31 May 2024Bumper donations help us through our second-busiest May
10 Jun 20243,870 meals provided in Food Hub's second-busiest May
11 Jun 2024Election candidates urged to focus on food poverty
12 Jun 2024Trustees agree £45,000 support for our partners
1 Jul 2024Holidays are coming - and milk is top of our priority list
6 Jul 2024Volunteers wanted! Can you help local families in crisis?
16 Jul 202420,000 meals provided in first six months of 2024
29 Jul 2024Summertime… and squash and fruit juice most needed
15 Aug 2024Fond farewell as Trustee Lisa moves on to pastures new
21 Aug 2024Demand dips as total meals provided in 2024 tops 24,000
30 Aug 2024Our busiest-ever August as 4,000+ meals provided
29 Sep 2024Long life milk and meat meals most needed in October
6 Oct 2024An invitation to our AGM on Thursday 10th October
14 Oct 2024Busy days, quiet days in a month of two halves
28 Oct 2024Harvest collections help ease the pressure on stocks
29 Oct 2024Help bring some Christmas cheer to local families in need
11 Nov 2024AGM speakers highlight the work of our partner groups
12 Nov 2024Harvest 2024 brings in a bumper crop of donations
26 Nov 2024Festive ingredients head December's 'most needed' list
7 Dec 2024Record number of Christmas vouchers for families in need
16 Dec 2024A massive thank-you to all our amazing supporters
28 Dec 2024A fabulous festive response - now it's back to basics
01 Jan 2023A Happy New Year to all of our clients and supporters
06 Jan 2023Volunteers rally round as 2022 ends on an all-time high
09 Jan 2023A massive thank you! Your generosity is just overwhelming
15 Jan 2023A birthday to mark, though not to celebrate
31 Jan 2023Tin openers and custard most needed in February
04 Feb 2023Three-month meals total hits a record 14,000 high
09 Feb 2023Shopping means sharing for kind-hearted youngsters
27 Feb 2023High winter demand puts food stocks under pressure
03 Mar 2023Year-on-year support trend carries on upward
30 Mar 2023It's back to basics for most needed items in April
10 Apr 2023Second busiest March in the Food Hub’s history
10 Apr 2023Parliamentary group calls for action on food banks
27 Apr 2023Not so sweet - we totally ran out of sugar...
04 May 2023After our second busiest March, our second busiest April
04 May 2023Everyone warmly invited to Evening of Thanksgiving
30 May 2023Thank you for the amazing response to last month's appeal
08 Jun 2023Council is allocated an extra £6m for hardship grants
19 Jun 2023A big thank you for The Big Help Out donations
28 Jun 2023School holidays are testing for clients with children
02 Jul 2023Pressure eases in June but the need is still growing
15 Dec 2023Most needed in January: milk, meat meals, peanut butter and hot chocolate
03 Jul 2023‘Need for food banks should move us to righteous anger’
30 Jul 2023Long life whole milk for children tops August priority list
05 Aug 2023Ramblers walk the walk to support local families in need
05 Aug 20234,000-plus meals delivered in our busiest-ever July
30 Aug 2023Thank you for all the holiday support - and the treats!
09 Sep 2023Make it a date: Food Hub AGM Tuesday 10th October
30 Sep 2023Busiest-ever July followed by busiest-ever September
29 Oct 2023Toddlers' microwave meals top our most needed list
02 Nov 2023Busiest September is followed by busiest-ever October
09 Nov 2023Guest speakers turn spotlight on partner organisations
08 Nov 2023Rowntree charity calls for action to tackle destitution
27 Nov 2023Traditional Christmas ingredients top our December food list
05 Dec 2023November's meals take us past 42,000 so far this year
05 Dec 2023Across the board, need for food banks continues to rise
05 Dec 2023‘Come Dine with Jesus’ gift cards going to nearly 190 clients
06 Dec 2023Two more Yellow Bin collection points added to our list
29 Dec 2023Stocks of basics running low after our busiest month ever
16 Jan 2022URGENT APPEAL - can you help please?
16 Jan 2022Giselle, 9, fundraises, buys food and drops it off - all by lunchtime
22 Jan 2022Meals total passes the quarter-million mark
02 Feb 2022A special thank you to all our anonymous donors
04 Feb 2022500 clients and family members supported in January
10 Feb 2022Get help if you're struggling to make ends meet
22 Feb 2022Community team come up with a crate way to help
28 Feb 2022Long life whole milk again tops our 'most needed' list
03 Mar 2022Join us in day of prayer for the work of the Food Hub
09 Mar 2022New collection point at Cumnor House School for Girls
30 Mar 2022Jam today and jam tomorrow - items most needed in April
03 Apr 2022Eggsellent effort as Scout groups pack bagfuls of goodies
10 Apr 2022Tribute to all our volunteers who help local people in crisis
12 Apr 2022Cracking news! Chocolate eggs abound in Easter donations
14 Apr 2022'Give a Little Love' gives a big boost to the Food Hub
18 Apr 2022Special Easter parcel delivery from Yodel Mitcham
24 Apr 2022Thank you Shayan, family and friends - you're all superstars!
01 May 2022Breakfast items head our Top 12 Most Wanted list in May
06 May 2022More UK food banks than McDonald’s and Domino’s combined
11 May 2022Help is at hand for people with money worries
13 May 20222,500 meals delivered in April, taking us past 13,500 already this year
30 May 2022Vegetable soup is back on our 'most wanted' list
04 Jun 2022Another 2,400 meals delivered in May as demand increases
07 Jun 2022Thank you Shayan - and he's already planning a fundraising follow-up!
20 Jun 2022Thank you so much! Wing Yip donation is a real cracker
29 Jun 2022Help us to put meals on the table for people in crisis
04 Jul 2022Demand still rising while donations take a downturn
13 Jul 2022Businesses deliver on commitment to community support
13 Jul 2022Supermarket pick up packs - more reasons to be grateful
31 Jul 2022Pasta sauce, soup and biscuits most needed in August
13 Aug 2022More than 20,000 meals delivered so far in 2022
13 Aug 2022Council focuses on help with cost of living crisis
31 Aug 2022Most needed items: Tea, soup, hot dogs and meatballs
19 Sep 2022Morrisons raises food banks’ profile among shoppers
01 Oct 2022Please keep treats for children in mind when making food donations
06 Oct 2022Promising outlook for this year's Harvest collections
06 Oct 2022Appeal goes out for standby drivers to deliver food parcels
07 Oct 2022Deadline extended to sign 'end food banks' plea to Prime Minister
22 Oct 2022Partner groups to speak at Annual Meeting on 18th October
22 Oct 2022'The worst situation many of us have seen in our lifetime'
25 Oct 2022What a magnificent Harvest response!
27 Oct 2022Vegetarian meals, dried potato and toddlers' microwave meals most wanted in November
30 Oct 2022Squash, sugar and long grain rice most needed in November
02 Nov 2022Just under 4,000 meals delivered in October
07 Nov 2022Big thank you for bumper crop of Harvest donations
08 Nov 2022Magnficent response to our urgent milk appeal
20 Nov 2022Harvest food collections go into overdrive
21 Nov 2022Help us to support struggling families over Christmas
27 Nov 2022Why we're hoping for a very dairy Christmas
04 Dec 2022November meals more than double last year's figure
09 Dec 2022‘Charitable food aid is not the solution to hardship’
19 Dec 2022Triathlon money to be shared with other food banks
23 Dec 2022The Food Hub is now closed - deliveries resume on Dec 28th
1 Jan 2021Nearly 49,000 meals provided in 2020 - increase of 60 per cent on 2019
1 Jan 2021New website for a New Year!
12 Jan 2021'Life would be so much harder without the Food Hub'
12 Jan 2021A very busy start to 2021
24 Jan 202114 One Tin Bins now collecting for the Food Hub
28 Jan 2021Cumberlands' reel good show!
30 Jan 2021Sugar, hot chocolate drink and peanut butter top February's most wanted list
1 Feb 2021Busier than ever - January figures set new records
7 Feb 2021Paul Meakin branches become new collection points
15 Feb 2021Thanks for items dropped off at Paul Meakin
15 Feb 2021Donations loaded and delivered by the carload!
19 Feb 2021Georgia’s ‘cup of coffee’ appeal delivers goodies galore
24 Feb 2021Honey honey, sugar sugar ...
2 Mar 2021Derek Harris
2 Mar 2021February is the quietest month - and another record-breaker
20 Mar 2021In memory of Food Hub veteran Derek Harris
29 Mar 2021Coffee, milk, ready meals and potatoes top April's most-needed list
7 Apr 2021Pressure eases in March but demand remains high
7 Apr 2021Inspired by Rashford, Shayan goes for goal
13 Apr 2021We pass latest landmark of 25,000 people fed
28 Apr 2021Sporting superstar Shayan raises £2,000
29 Apr 2021Rice, fish, pulses and fruit top list of food items needed in May
3 May 2021Big thanks for £350 donation of toiletries
7 May 2021Total number of meals delivered drops again in April
10 May 2021Boot-iful food-raising by the Beavers!
10 May 2021Croydon Families' nearly new sale earns £105 for Food Hub
19 May 2021Purley Catenians present £900 cheque to Food Hub
24 May 2021Unexpected item from the bagging area
25 May 2021Huge slice of thanks to Sudesh!
31 May 2021June food list reflects increase in referrals of families with babies
15 Jun 2021School's Pyjama Day charity effort works like a dream
19 Jun 2021Second busiest May ever as we look to relax pandemic restrictions
25 Jun 2021Food collection point set up at RBS branch in North End, Croydon
28 Jun 2021Thank you for supporting us when shopping online
1 Jul 2021July's donations will also help our Food Stop partners
15 Jul 2021Very good neighbours collect a car-ful of food
20 Jul 2021Top marks all round for Haling Park primary school
20 Jul 2021Thank you to school where giving is a key to progress
26 Jul 2021Raising the bar! New food collection point at local gym
28 Jul 2021Squash & juice, tea & coffee, jam & honey head August's most-wanted list
1 Aug 2021Second highest ever July total for meals delivered
31 Aug 2021Milk, meat paste and dried potatoes head up September's most-needed list
14 Sep 2021Come and help shape our future direction
16 Sep 2021Harvest food collections warmly welcomed again this year!
29 Sep 2021Jam, breakfast cereals and whole milk top October's 'most wanted' list
1 Oct 2021First schools pledge their Harvest food collections
8 Oct 2021School and church Harvest donations arrive at the Food Hub
20 Oct 2021'Thank you that Covid never stopped us delivering food to those in need'
10 Nov 2021Purley Way store increases donations at the double
26 Nov 2021Children's treats make it a Christmas food list of two halves
1 Dec 2021Young visitors take a peek behind the scenes
2 Dec 2021Amazing feat of the family who walked 5,000 miles
3 Dec 2021Donations galore! It's a November to remember
10 Dec 2021Help us provide festive support for local people in crisis
30 Dec 2021Milk, sugar and meat meals head our January priority items
31 Dec 2021And now...our busiest ever post-Christmas session!
31 Dec 2021Our busiest ever pre-Christmas session!

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