Blog | Antrim Foodbank

1 Apr 22

Ad-Lent: Week Five

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Five on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Baked Beans Tinned Fish Tinned Meat Tinned Soup Toothbrush Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your continued support! […]

25 Mar 22

Ad-Lent: Week Four

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Four on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Shower Gel Toothpaste Sanitary products Deodorant UHT Milk (2 litres) Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your […]

18 Mar 22

Ad-Lent: Week Three

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Three on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: Easter Egg Biscuits Tinned Vegetables Fruit juice (1 litre) UHT Milk (2 litres) Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. Thank […]

11 Mar 22

Ad-Lent: Week Two

Each week throughout Lent, we’ll be suggesting items you might want to donate to Antrim Foodbank. In Week Two on our Ad-Lent Calendar, we would ask that you consider donating: UHT Milk (2 litres) Pasta Rice Fruit juice (1 litre) Tinned Tomatoes Baked Beans Donations can be left at our Food Collection Points. You can Donate Online too. […]

4 Mar 22

Ad-Lent: Week One

At Antrim Foodbank, we always need to plan ahead to ensure we can meet the needs of our community. During Lent, some of us will try and give something up. In the best traditions of Fr. Ted, this might include Cigarettes, Alcohol and Rollerblading. Some may wish to take time to reflect. The Trussell Trust […]

25 Feb 22

Thanks, High St Presbyterian!

(Pictured: John Creighton, Brian Bonar, Nancy Bonar and Ian Titterington) A big #FoodbankFriday thank you to the congregation at High Street Presbyterian for their recent donations to Antrim Foodbank, including £778 to help alleviate Fuel Poverty in our Town. What is Fuel Poverty? Fuel poverty is when a person needs to spend more than […]

18 Feb 22

#FoodbankFriday

Are you doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday? We urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Rice Pudding / Custard Fruit Juice Tinned Fruit Tinned Vegetables We could also be doing with: Tinned Tomatoes Jams and Spreads Tinned Meat / Spam Baked Beans Rice You can Donate Online too. Thank you for your continued support! Together we can help build […]

11 Feb 22

Antrim Foodbank – Greystone

Antrim Foodbank has added an additional food bank centre to meet the increase in demand in the Town. Fionnuala O’Donnell, Project Manager with Antrim Foodbank, said: At Antrim Foodbank, we work with the Trussell Trust to help build a #HungerFreeFuture. Last year, Antrim Foodbank helped 4,285 people in crisis in our Town, including almost […]

4 Feb 22

Shopping List, February 2022

If you are doing the big shop this #FoodbankFriday, please check out our current needs at Donate food | Antrim Foodbank and by downloading the BankTheFood App. Right now, we urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Rice Pudding / Custard Fruit juice (1 litre) Tinned Vegetables Tinned Fruit We could also be doing with: Tinned Tomatoes Jams […]

28 Jan 22

Let’s talk about… Antrim Foodbank

Antrim Foodbank joined the Trussell Trust network in 2015 and is facilitated by the charity Oasis – Caring in Action. With three distribution sites and one warehouse, there is currently one member of staff, Project Manager Fionnuala O’Donnell, ably assisted by approximately 40 volunteers. On average, the food bank receives around 100 referrals a month and provides […]

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