News
We are delighted to announce that we have now have seven Distribution Centres. In cooperation with Salford Council, we are open at Swinton Gateway and Broughton Hub.
Local churches, St Andrews in Eccles and St Philips, Chapel Street are also hosting Distribution Sessions.
We also now have a presence at BigLocal in Little Hulton and Mustard Tree in Eccles.
Salford Loaves and Fishes continue to redeem Foodbank vouchers.
To receive support, clients must have a valid Foodbank Voucher
31 Aug 20
A new Distribution Centre
We are delighted to announce that we are opening a new distribution centre this week, in cooperation with Salford Council, at Swinton Gateway. Clients, with Foodbank vouchers, will be able to go to the Gateway between 10am and 4pm, Monday, Wednesday and Friday to pick up their food parcels. More centres will be opening in […]
8 Aug 20
HUGE THANKS
We had a highly satisfactory conclusion to our season of Home Deliveries on Friday 31st July – the hottest day of the year! There was never going to be an ideal moment to switch back to our more usual Distribution Centres, but this seemed to be the right time. Once again, we give a huge […]
30 Jul 20
BREAKING NEWS
Salford Foodbank will be reopening distribution centres from 4th August allowing those most in need to collect their food parcels from across the city. Throughout the lockdown Salford Foodbank has been operating a home delivery service, thanks to a huge team of volunteers. This was the safest way to function under the restrictions. However, as […]
7 Jul 20
OUR NEW HOME
Salford Foodbank has now left it’s HQ at Mocha Parade in Lower Broughton, to re-locate to it’s new Warehouse/Offices. THIS WILL NOT BE A DISTRIBUTION CENTRE We continue with home deliveries for the next few weeks. We will then begin to announce new distribution centres across the city. Huge thanks to individuals and businesses who […]
20 Jun 20
We’re moving our HQ and warehouse
Yesterday, 19th June 2020 will go down in the history of Salford Foodbank. Yesterday all the Food Stock from our former home at Mocha Parade in Lower Broughton was brought to our new HQ and warehouse in MediaCityUK. A fleet of vans from our wonderful supporters: Aime Gott at Manchester United Foundation, Vanessa Barlow at […]
26 May 20
HOME DELIVERIES DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS
If you need help, you should contact your support worker, housing officer or Salford Citizens Advice on 07494 498678 or 07494 498703. They can then arrange a food delivery from Salford Foodbank.
11 May 20
SALFORD FOODBANK STRENGTHENED BY PARTNERSHIPS, TO MEET RISING NEED.
New partnerships and support are empowering Salford Foodbank to feed over 100 families, per week, in this testing time. The need for food parcels has increased over 200% since Covid-19 lockdown and this has placed pressure on the food bank’s move to a home delivery model. Something totally new to its operation. However the support […]
5 May 20
Covid-19 Update 3
From a shaky start, at the end of March, our Home Deliveries have moved to a smooth operation thanks to the clever creation of a postcode based delivery spreadsheet, great dispatch teams, and the van and car drivers who do the deliveries. During April we were able to pick, pack and deliver 5.3 tonnes of […]