Donate food

Support us by donating food and other essentials.

More people than ever are being driven to food banks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.

Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.

What to donate

Our space is limited so we always need non-perishable items of food.

Please note:  we cannot stock fresh food items (bread, meat, cheese etc) and we do not distribute sugar, fortified drinks, medicine, baby formula or items containing alcohol.

Items we need

As of 06/01/2026

  • Instant mashed potato
  • Jam
  • Long-life milk
  • Peanut Butter
  • Tinned fruit
  • Tinned meat

Items we don’t need

As of 06/01/2026

  • Baked beans
  • Cereal
  • Pasta
  • Rice
  • Tinned soup

Warehouse donations

Food donations directly to our warehouse in Carn are possible but subject to volunteer availability. Please contact us to arrange warehouse donations.

Supermarket donations

You can donate items during your supermarket shop by leaving them at donation points at the following locations. Your donations will be delivered to us, where we’ll pack them into emergency food parcels. 

Find your nearest supermarket donation point below.