News | Smethwick Foodbank

30 Jun 20

Smethwick CAN has a lovely new van!

This will be a great benefit across all of the Smethwick CAN food projects – food bank, pantry, cafe and allotment.

1 Jun 20

To All Our Amazing Volunteers – You are a blessing

28 May 20

New donation sites at Asda Cape Hill and Oldbury

We are always in need of donations; we support approximately 50 families a week with emergency food supplies. (During the pandemic this has risen over 1400 individuals) You can now donate tinned, dried and UHT food items to Smethwick Food Bank using the collection trolley in Asda at Cape Hill, Smethwick and Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury […]

23 May 20

Citizens Advice Foodbank Referral Helpline now open 0808 208 2138

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) (England and Wales) have opened a new Foodbank Referral Helpline to help people who are struggling to get a referral to their local Foodbank. Alongside the assessment for emergency food they will get advice on general support issues. This advice and help will be done over the phone. CAB will issue […]

23 May 20

Smethwick CAN Cafe reopens 21st of May

CAN Cafe is now open again for the local community A free takeaway meal will be served every Thursday at Raglan Road Christian Church, Smethwick, B66 3ND at 3pm The building is set up to protect the public and volunteers during this lockdown period First come first served Please respect any instruction you are given […]

19 May 20

Smethwick Local Pantry reopens 20th of May

We are relocating to Raglan Road Christian Church, Smethwick, B66 3ND We will reopen on Wednesday the 20th May from 12-2pm We will be offering a full Pantry service with members paying the usual £4.00 membership fee to do their shopping safely at a distance Measures will be in place following government guidelines to ensure […]

18 May 20

CAP Debt Services reopens 18th of May

Free debt counselling in our local community reopens today Monday 18th of May 2020 Whatever the situation you are facing, there is hope. Christians against Poverty (CAP) offer a completely free service to help you lift the burden of debt. Give them a call today and start your journey towards debt freedom. Call free on […]

2 Apr 20

Big shout for Global Foods, Bearwood Road

Just in case there was any doubt that the people at Global Foods were the nicest people in Bearwood, they’ve just supplied us with enough food to keep Foodbank running for another week. Thanks so much to Harvi, Dave and the rest of the team, you are amazing! If you didn’t know already, they are […]

4 Apr 19

Life Skills from Christians against Poverty

We would like to recommend this new course from Christians against Poverty. A friendly group where you’ll discover the life skills you need to survive on a low income. If you want to stay on top of your household bills, see your money go further, eat well on a budget or grow in self-confidence then […]

26 Apr 18

“Benefit levels must keep pace with rising cost of essentials” urges The Trussell Trust as foodbank use grows in West Midlands

Between the 1st April 2017 and the 31st March 2018, Trussell Trust foodbanks in the West Midlands gave out 119,946 three-day emergency food supplies to people in crisis, an 8% increase on the previous year. 43,244 of these went to children. During the same period, The Trussell Trust’s UK foodbank network distributed 1,332,952 three day emergency […]

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