About our foodbank

Gloucester Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks. Our Foodbank was founded by City Church Gloucester and opened in April 2005. Initially it was based in Barton Street, Gloucester before moving to The George Whitefield Centre on Great Western Road in September 2009. We work with many local churches, schools and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area.

In our first full year of trading we distributed 1,400 parcels (10.25 tonnes of food) to local people. While our parcels still contain mostly food we now include toiletries, pet food and baby products if available. In the year 2022-23 we distributed more than 13,800 parcels (119.90 tonnes of food and toiletries) to local people.

We now offer a Financial Inclusion Service to clients who are currently using this Foodbank. The aim is to maximise their income so that the clients have more disposable income and have the dignity of buying their own food.

We look to a future where food banks are no longer needed and people have enough funds to afford the basic essentials such as food.

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