News
25 Nov 21
A Massive Thank You!
We want to take this opportunity to thank all the staff and customers at Tesco Newtownbreda for last week’s 3 day collection. Throughout the 3 days we managed to collect a brilliant 2733.9kgs of food and toiletries. This is absolutely fantastic given the fact we are still in a global pandemic. We are continually blown […]
13 Nov 21
Food Collection Tesco Newtownbreda
We are delighted to say that we will be back in person at Tesco Newtownbreda for the annual winter food collection. Due to all the Covid 19 restrictions we have not been able to be present for the collections that took place earlier this year. You have been very generous at the unmanned collections and […]
6 Oct 21
WE ARE 7 YEARS OLD!
What a 7 years we have had – running a very simple idea of a foodbank – helping vulnerable people who are in emergencies and getting them vital food supplies. Since opening we have supported around 34,590 clients. It’s an eye watering amount, but what a privilege to have helped, loved, cared for, hoped for – […]
16 Sep 21
Harvest Appeal 2021
Can you help us this Harvest Time? With winter approaching, gas prices rising and the £20 Universal Credit uplift ceasing, things are looking pretty bleak for many local people. Any donations now will help us gather up vital stocks moving towards Christmas. If you would like to donate food, please consider buying some items from […]
14 Jun 21
Donation Point reopened
Drum roll!!!! We are pleased to announce that we are re-starting to collect physical donations of food from the general public starting week beginning Monday 14th June 2021. From then on, on both Wednesday afternoons between 1-3pm and Thursday mornings between 10am-12pm, we will be accepting donations of food into our Warehouse at Unit 4. […]
2 Apr 21
Happy Easter
Could we ever have imagined we would still be operating delivery only one year later. As always we have to thank our amazing volunteers. The team behind delivery is huge so a big thank you to all for continuing with us on this journey. Of course none of this would be possible without our donors. […]
11 Jan 21
Thank You doesn’t quite cover it!
We want to start the year by saying THANK YOU to everyone that has supported us in every way. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to all those donated to us during the Christmas period. Thank you to all the individuals and families that donated through our Golden Giving Page, Bankuet and Online […]
9 Sep 20
South Belfast Foodbank – Here to Help
It is hard to believe we are in September. The usual rhythms of Summer in the foodbank have been absent. Though we are still sad to not be able to come alongside face to face with those who find themselves in need of food at this time, we have continued to distribute our food parcels […]
12 Jun 20
Northern Ireland Artist, Rosie McElnay, Donating to South Belfast Foodbank
Rosie is an artist based in Portrush who when watching the potential impact COVID was having on local businesses felt compelled to take action. She says, “Behind the scenes during lockdown I’ve been working tirelessly to put together an innovative new art collection called “Unlocking Landscapes” that showcases scenes of our beautiful homeland. I feel […]
2 Jun 20
CELEBRATING OUR VOLUNTEERS IN VOLUNTEER WEEK
South Belfast Foodbank is in its 6th year of operations. It is supported by 29 local churches as well as businesses and individuals. It operates with over 90 volunteers who manager, Bruce Gardiner Crehan, wants to especially thank this Volunteer Week. South Belfast foodbank usually operates face to face foodbank sessions 5 days a week […]