News
5 Apr 18
EFB Sponsored Walk 2018
We are holding two sponsored walks, a coffee morning and a cream tea all on the same day – Saturday 23rd June! We are currently providing food for over 100 people each week, and when Universal Credit fully arrives in Exeter we anticipate that we will see even greater demand. So this year, to develop […]
19 Mar 18
Foodbank open in snowy weather
We plan to run our foodbank distribution sessions as usual on Monday 19th March (1pm – 3pm) & Tuesday 20th March (2pm – 4pm) despite the snowy weather. If you have been given a red voucher, please do come along to collect your food – and enjoy a warm drink inside!
15 Mar 18
EFB is seeking a part-time administrator
Exeter Foodbank is seeking a part-time administrator to join our team at an exciting time at the foodbank’s development. This role, which is for up to 10 hours per week, will include responsibility for a range of duties including maintaining and updating the database of volunteers, distributors and voucher holders, taking minutes at meetings, circulating information, replenishing […]
17 Dec 17
Christmas Opening Times 2017
Our food distribution sessions in the run up to Christmas are as follows: Monday 18th December 1pm – 3pm The Mint Methodist Church Tuesday 19th December 2pm – 4pm The Mint Methodist Church Wednesday 20th December 2.30pm – 4pm The Beacon […]
10 Dec 17
Winter 2017 Newsletter
Our Winter 2017 Newsletter is now out! In this edition, alongside our latest news and statistics, you’ll find a number of articles around the theme of ‘foodbanks; myths and reality’. Reflecting on his first year as foodbank manager, Mark Richardson compares public perceptions of foodbanks with what he has learnt about life ‘behind the scenes’ at […]
9 Nov 17
Exeter Foodbank Reverse Advent Calendar 2017
Share Christmas generosity within your community – and raise awareness of food poverty – through taking on a food-related challenge every day throughout advent with our Exeter Foodbank Reverse Advent Calendar . (You might like to download and print a copy to pin up somewhere visible – as a reminder to keep you on track!) […]
3 Oct 17
Harvest Festival 2017
Autumn is in the air, and harvest festival is upon us! As the weather turns chilly, we’d love it if you could support local people who are struggling to heat their homes and put food on the table by supporting our harvest appeal: If your school, workplace, church or community group would like to organise a […]
3 Sep 17
Holiday Hunger
We invited local schools to provide weekly foodbank vouchers to families who would normally get free school meals during term time and might suffer particular hardship during the holidays. This led to increased families visiting over the summer – with colouring and nail painting available to occupy the children whilst parents collected their food. EFB […]
12 Jun 17
Exeter Respect Festival 2017
Volunteers had a good time manning an Exeter Foodbank stand at the Respect Festival in Belmont Park over the weekend of 3rd & 4th of June. Even the drizzle and intermittent downpours couldn’t put a damper on our spirits! Visitors to the stand tested their knowledge of food poverty in our quiz, whilst younger guests took […]
12 Jun 17
Spring / Summer 2017 Newsletter
Our Spring/Summer 2017 Newsletter is now out! In this edition, we respond to the findings of a recent study into the impact of benefit sanctions – a factor which affects a significant number of the people we see at EFB. The newsletter also contains updates on our latest statistics and stories, and contains a special feature on the work of Exeter […]