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20 Sep 23
Free workshops for people struggling with the cost-of-living: Stand Stronger Together
Do you struggle to afford the essentials – rent, transport, food? Are you a carer, live with a disability or have children to support? Have you needed to access benefits, social housing or emergency funds from the local council? Individually, we can feel powerless but we STAND STRONGER TOGETHER. Join us for a series of […]
8 Sep 23
Chichester District Foodbank joins campaign to ensure everyone can afford the essentials
Chichester District Foodbank is supporting the Guarantee our Essentials campaign calling for the UK government to reform Universal Credit to ensure that everyone can afford the essentials we all need to get by – and help end the need for food banks. We are inviting everyone from the local community to join us outside the […]
22 Jun 23
Stand Stronger Together: NEW series of free workshops starting Thursday 29 June
Do you struggle to afford the essentials – rent, transport, food? Are you a carer, live with a disability or have children to support? Have you needed to access benefits, social housing or emergency funds from the local council? Individually, we can feel powerless but we STAND STRONGER TOGETHER. Join us for a series of […]
13 Jun 23
Marking our ten-year anniversary with a service of Thanksgiving at Chichester Cathedral
On Sunday 11 June Chichester District Foodbank partnered with Chichester Cathedral to mark the charity’s ten-year anniversary. The service, a choral evensong with thanksgiving for our Foodbank, was an opportunity for us to thank our supporters and volunteers for their role in serving the most vulnerable people in the district. Joanne Kondabeka, CEO and Founder […]
18 May 23
Seaford College continues to support our kids lunch pack scheme
Staff and students at Seaford College are supporting our kids lunch pack scheme by providing 400 of the approximately 1100 food parcels we expect to be making this summer. Chichester District Foodbanks’ supports families who usually rely on free school meals by providing school holiday food parcels. We call these Holiday Kids Lunch Packs, and they contain […]
17 May 23
Registration for a Summer Holiday Kids Lunch Pack is now open
Chichester District Foodbanks’ supports families who usually rely on free school meals by providing school holiday food parcels. We call these Holiday Kids Lunch Packs, and they contain 10 lunches for each school aged child in your household. How do I get a Summer Holiday Kids Lunch Pack? Registration for our Summer Holiday Kids Lunch […]
15 May 23
Supporting mental health awareness week
People living in poverty or experiencing financial stress are more likely to develop mental health problems, according to recent research by the Mental Health Foundation. The foundation is highlighting this fact as part of Mental Health Awareness week running from Monday 15 May to Sunday 21 May 2023. Mental health awareness week is a time […]
3 May 23
Join us to mark 10 years of Chichester District Foodbank
This year is the 10-year anniversary of Chichester District Foodbank. To mark the occasion, we will be hosting a service of thanksgiving at Chichester Cathedral at 3pm on Sunday 11 June. The event is hosted in partnership with the Cathedral and will be followed by a reception tea. We would love to have all our […]
26 Apr 23
7033 emergency food parcels were provided by Chichester District Foodbank last year
On Wednesday 26 April 2023, we released our statistics on the number of emergency food parcels that Chichester District Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2022 and March 2023. The alarming new figures reveal that we provided 7033 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Chichester District over the […]
30 Mar 23
We’re calling on the UK government to Guarantee our Essentials
The Trussell Trust, alongside the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, has launched a new campaign, calling on the UK government to Guarantee our Essentials. We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet people here in Chichester District are going without the essentials we all need to get by. Why are people in […]