News | Manchester Central Foodbank

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 […]

30 Aug 23

Urgent Plea for Support: Help Us Secure Our New Home

Urgent Plea for Support: Help Us Secure Our New Home Manchester Central Food Bank, a lifeline for the communities of Central, North, and East Manchester, is facing a crisis that threatens its vital services. We urgently appeal to the generous hearts of the Manchester community to rally behind us as we face the looming threat […]

28 Jul 23

We Are Hiring

As a busy foodbank covering larger areas of deprivation in Manchester, we are looking for an Assistant Operations Manager to join our team. You will support the work of a busy Trussell Trust affiliated foodbank, based across Central, East and North Manchester. The primary responsibility of the assistant operations manager is to support the day […]

23 May 23

Building An Anti-Poverty Community

Between March and September 2023 grassroots organisations from across the City of Manchester – Manchester Central Foodbank, Barlow Moor Community Association, and The Dandelion Community – will be coordinating a city-wide project: “Building An Anti-Poverty Community”, in partnership with Something To Aim For and Get It Done, supported by UKRI-Innovate UK. Conversations and […]

31 Dec 21

Let’s look back on 2021…

Another year at Manchester Central Foodbank has passed, and what a year it has been! This year has brought a number of challenges and successes, and we have been able to overcome many obstacles to ensure that people experiencing food poverty in our city have access to the support they need. The year started off […]

22 Feb 21

9 Greater Manchester foodbanks call on MPs to prevent £1,040 Universal Credit cut

Manchester Central have joined with eight other Trussell Trust-affiliated foodbanks across Greater Manchester in writing to all of the region’s 27 MPs, calling for them to make the £20 Univeral & Working Tax Credits uplift permanent and extend it to all recipients of legacy benefits. Along with the letters, the MPs have also received a […]

31 Dec 20

A snapshot of our year

Wow, what a year it has been! We are sure that we won’t be alone in saying that 2020 has been our busiest year to date. 2020 has brought a number of challenges to our operation, but in true Manchester Central Foodbank style, we have adapted to and overcome many obstacles, to ensure that people […]

15 Dec 20

Christmas and New Year Opening Times

Our opening and delivery times are changing slightly over Christmas and New Year, but we will still be operating as normal until 18th December. The following two weeks, we will be operating as follows: Avila House, 335-337 Oxford Road, M13 9PG No. 93 Wellbeing Centre, 93 Church Lane, Harpurhey, M9 5BG Monday 21st December 10am-6pm […]

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 […]

7 Nov 20

Foodbank Supports Premier League Living Wage Campaign

Manchester Central Foodbank has today joined the Living Wage Foundation, Greater Manchester Citizens, and community and charity groups across the region in asking Manchester United and Manchester City to become accredited Living Wage employers. You can see the letter sent to the clubs and add your name to the campaign here. In the wake of […]

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