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20 Aug 25

FI Project Launch

Exciting news for August 2025 What has felt like ages in chatting, thinking, praying and dreaming is finally upon us. You’ll have heard us talk about our FI Project over the last 18 months. I’m thrilled to say that our FI Project is in collaboration between ourselves and Advice Space https://www.advicespace.me/ . They are a […]

13 Aug 25

Tesco Summer Collection 2025 in numbers

Tesco Summer Collection Aug 2025 in Numbers: This was our 12th consecutive year running Tesco collections at Newtownbreda Tesco This was our 23rd Tesco collection in total. We were in Tesco 3 days (Wednesday to Friday). We had 25 volunteers, 20 of who were existing SBFB volunteers. We collected 1,613 KGs worth of food. You […]

7 Aug 25

The sheer cost of a weekly shop affecting our Foodbank giving

Lets talk about the sheer cost of food at the moment. It not just feels like it, but it really hurts when you get to the till and your weekly shopping bill continues to rise. I’m not talking about sides of smoked salmon, fresh caviar, or bottles of champagne – I’m talking about food staples: […]

30 Jul 25

Tesco Collection at Tesco Newtownbreda between 6th – 8th August 2025

We need your support and help! We are collecting much needed food supplies from shoppers next week between 10am-6pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6th-8th August 2025. We will be based at Newtownbreda Tesco and you’ll see us downstairs at the front entrance. If you happen to be shopping between those days, you’ll be handed […]

3 Jul 25

Volunteer Information Night on Wednesday 30th July 2025

Wednesday 30th July at 7pm located in 119 University Street Have you ever wondered about volunteering with south Belfast Foodbank? Do you know what it involves? Would you like to give 2-3 hours per week in a volunteer capacity? Then come along to find out more. We have various roles coming up, from ad-hoc volunteering […]

5 Jun 25

Volunteer Week 2025

Volunteers Week is always the first week in June, and every year since we started this Foodbank, we’ve taken the time to mark and celebrate and thank our amazing team of volunteers. At SBFB, our volunteers do some amazing work. Usually, it’s around 3 hours per week, some do a little less, a few do […]

30 Apr 25

WE ARE RECRUITING!

SOUTH BELFAST FOODBANK VACANCY: South Belfast Foodbank Full Time Administrative Manager Would you like to play a key role in tackling injustice and poverty? Are you experienced in administration, with the right set of skills to help a busy foodbank? We are recruiting an Administrative Manager to help us in achieving our mission of alleviating food […]

16 Dec 24

Tesco Food Collection – Thank You!

How can we start to thank everyone who supported us at our recent Tesco Food Collection. It is always the most heartwarming experience to see the generosity of the shoppers at our supporting store, Newtownbreda Tesco, on our food collection days. Even though the shoppers support us amazingly all year round, generously donating in our […]

4 Nov 24

Harvest Season 2024

Harvest Collections in full swing Over the last few weeks, we’ve had plenty of Harvest donations from Churches and Schools. I got to attend the very special Harvest Collection at Knockbreda Primary School a few weeks ago. The pupils sang some hymns, said prayers they had written, and there was a Bible story presentation from […]

24 Oct 24

South Belfast Foodbank is TEN years old!

The beginning continued…. By Brenda Johnston (SBFB Volunteer Agency Coordinator) Hitting the 10 year mark in October 2024 gives us a chance to look back and share a bit of our beginnings. We continue sharing stories of how the SBFB began life with a take from one of our current volunteers: In May 2014 I […]

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