News | Alton Foodbank

31 Jul 25

Donate through Give as You Live

Give as You Live is a website you use when shopping online. Register with Give as You Live and select Alton Foodbank as your chosen charity. Access your usual shopping website through the Give as You Live website and shop as normal. Give as You Live will donate a percentage of your purchase to Alton […]

31 Jul 25

Bankthefood app is now being used by Alton Foodbank

Alton Foodbank has updated Bankthefood app with the list of most common items we require, along with our collection points and their locations. Download the app for your smart phone via the Apple Store or Google Play. You will have our list to hand every time you shop, along with a notification whenever you enter […]

1 Apr 25

A massive thank you to Cadbury who have donated a large amount of Easter chocolate bars to the Foodbank.

2 Apr 24

Citizens Advice Partnership

Alton Foodbank has a dedicated advisor at Citizens Advice who is available to help foodbank clients. They are there to help people with advice across a broad range of issues such as benefits advice, employment issues and energy bills, helping them to have more money in their pocket. All conversations are confidential to the client […]

2 Apr 24

A massive thank you to the local community

The Alton foodbank would like to than the local community for their generous support of the food bank in 2023. It was another busy year. In total the foodbank handled 1046 referrals and distributed 29,900 kg of food. That provided a generous supply of food and household goods for 2862 people (1543 adults and 1319 […]

29 Jul 22

Alton Foodbank is collecting “badged” school uniform

The Alton foodbank collects and distributes Amery Hill School uniforms to families referred to the foodbank. We no longer stock primary uniforms or Eggars School uniforms. If people need different uniforms, we point them to the Alton Clothes Bank or to the school in question for help. We are grateful to receive all donations that […]

1 Jun 22

Alton Foodbank to open Tuesday evenings 6.30-7.30 pm

To ensure that the foodbank is as easy to access as possible for people it is now opening on a Tuesday evening 6.30-7.30 pm in addition to its established Wednesday 12.30-2.00 pm and Saturday 10.30-12.00 sessions. It is hoped that this will enable people who cannot visit during the day to be able to visit […]

4 Nov 21

Alton foodbank partners with the fuelbank foundation

Those families on pre-paid utility meters are most at risk of being without heating and lighting if they cannot afford to top up their meter. Given the recent rise in gas and electricity prices, more families are at risk of being without power. To address the situation, Alton foodbank has just become a partner of […]

30 Jun 21

ALTON FOODBANK PARTNERS WITH CITIZENS ADVICE

Starting July, 2021 Alton Foodbank and Citizen’s Advice East Hampshire are starting a new initiative to support people who are referred to the foodbank. Citizens Advice have recruited an advisor dedicated to supporting foodbank clients and to help address the underlying causes of food poverty. The service is open to all foodbank clients and is […]

1 Jun 21

School Uniform Bank Update & Community Fayre

The Alton foodbank collects and sorts school uniform and then makes it available at no charge to families who come into the foodbank or are referred by their school. While we have good supplies of the school uniform basics such as grey trousers, white or blue shirts, polos etc, we are really in need of […]

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