Busiest-ever July followed by busiest-ever September
Cereal, tinned meat meals, potatoes and tuna top our 'most needed' list in October. Food for nearly 4,200 meals was…
Make it a date: Food Hub AGM Tuesday 10th October
Meeting includes speakers on plight of refugees and young mothers fleeing violence. All volunteers, friends and supporters are warmly invited…
Thank you for all the holiday support – and the treats!
Long life milk for children once again tops this month's list of Most Needed Items. A resounding big thank-you to…
4,000-plus meals delivered in our busiest-ever July
Generous donations ease the pressure as stocks are depleted by surge in demand. A quieter-than-usual June was followed by the…
Ramblers walk the walk to support local families in need
Long march from Chipstead to be followed by short spin round Kenley Aerodrome. Croydon Ramblers are stepping out to raise…
Long life whole milk for children tops August priority list
'Same again' plea as top three most needed items are unchanged from July. Huge thanks to everyone who kindly responded…
‘Need for food banks should move us to righteous anger’
Church leader challenges 'normalisation' at event to mark Food Hub's 10th anniversary. The need for food banks, and their normalisation as…
Pressure eases in June but the need is still growing
Nearly 23,000 meals delivered in first six months of 2023 - 11% more than last year. After a run of…
School holidays are testing for clients with children
Long life milk, packet soup sachets, peanut butter and paste jars most needed in July. With the school summer holidays…
A big thank you for The Big Help Out donations
Youth organisations, residents and tennis club rally round to support Food Hub clients. A slightly belated but heartfelt thank-you to…
Council is allocated an extra £6m for hardship grants
More funding for Household Support scheme - but when it's gone, it's gone. Croydon Council has been allocated a further…
Thank you for the amazing response to last month’s appeal
Stocks replenished - now milk, packet soup and tinned meat meals top our Most Needed list. Huge thanks - 1,280…
Everyone warmly invited to Evening of Thanksgiving
Make it a date on 7th June when we mark 10 years of helping local people in crisis. To mark…
After our second busiest March, our second busiest April
Food for more than 4,800 meals delivered - almost double the figure for April 2022. Following hot on the heels…
Not so sweet – we totally ran out of sugar…
Stocks of sugar, tinned tomatoes and rice pudding now very low due to continued high demand. No one can quite…
Parliamentary group calls for action on food banks
Report recommends cash-first approach as 'most effective and dignified' form of support. An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) is calling for…