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24 Apr 25

Join the foodbank team!

Manchester Central Foodbank are pleased to be recruiting for a key role in our Operations team, supporting the running of our three foodbank sessions a week. The role is for a Foodbank Session Worker (12 hours p/w). The position will support the work of a busy Trussell-affiliated foodbank, based across Central, East and North Manchester. The Session Worker […]

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9 Jan 25

Manchester Equal Start Summit 2025

We would like to invite you to join Manchester Central Foodbank and a wide range of partners from across the education, health, advice, and community sectors for our 2025 Manchester Equal Start Summit. The event will be taking place from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday 5th February at Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, M1 1JQ. Please SIGN UP here now […]

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19 Dec 24

Manchester Central Foodbank Festive Opening Hours

Manchester Central Foodbank are making some changes to opening hours during the festive period (23 December – 10 January). This applies to all three of our sites – in Openshaw, Harpurhey and Ardwick. St Clement’s Church – Tuesday afternoon, Openshaw The foodbank will be open on Tuesday 24 December (Christmas Eve), but will open with slightly earlier opening […]

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31 Oct 24

Christmas Food Appeal – Reverse Advent Calendar 2024

2024 has been a difficult year for people in Manchester, who are continuing to struggle due to the cost-of-living, inflation, and simply not having enough money to afford the essentials like food and toiletries. At Manchester Central Foodbank, we have continued to help those in need by providing food parcels, a warm space and a […]

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24 Jan 24

Join the team: could you be our next Treasurer?

Manchester Central Foodbank are a small but rapidly-growing charity at a pivotal moment in our evolution, and we are looking for an exceptional person to take on the role of Treasurer / Trustee. We have recently established a finance committee, to ensure effective financial controls within our organisation. You will chair this committee of volunteers […]

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5 Dec 23

Appeal for donations to support Holiday Help 2023

Manchester Central Foodbank are appealing for donations, as we prepare to support 10 schools around the city as part of our annual Holiday Help programme. Through the Equal Start Network, we’re aiming to provide over 430 food parcels to children who are at risk of going hungry over the Christmas holidays. Food parcels contain a […]

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10 Dec 20

Our first month in Harpurhey

As reported by Manchester Evening News, last month we opened our doors for the first time at No. 93 Wellbeing Centre in Harpurhey. The opening of this site was indicative of how foodbanks are having to expand their provision, to provide support for the growing number of people who rely on them. In north Manchester […]

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2 Nov 20

Looking to donate to the foodbank this Christmas?

Our Reverse Advent Calendar is a great way to get involved and help those in our community this winter  – every week day we’ll be posting a different item you could add to your parcel (check us out @mcrfoodbank on Twitter and Instagram, if you haven’t already!) We’re asking that where possible, donations are brought […]

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18 Jun 20

Black, Asian and Minority Ethic Groups are up to twice as likely to be living in poverty – but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Figures released from Public Health England last week reveal that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, are at an increased risk of dying from Coronavirus – and this risk could be as much as twice as high. Helen Barnard, Acting Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, reminds us that these figures “are […]

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