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More people than ever are being driven to food banks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.
Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.
Items we need
As of 11/09/2026
- Adult toothpaste
- Biscuits
- Coffee
- Deodorant
- Instant mashed potato
- Long-life juice
- Shampoo
- Shaving foam/gel
- Shower gel
- Tea bags
- Tinned custard
- Tinned fruit
- Tinned potatoes
- Tinned rice pudding
- Tinned spaghetti
- Tinned vegetables
- Washing up liquid
Items we have plenty of
As of 11/09/2026
- Baked beans
- Bottled water (still)
- Cat food
- Cereal
- Cup-a-soup
- Dog food
- Hand soap
- Long-life milk
- Nappies
- Noodles
- Pasta
- Pasta sauce
- Porridge oats
- Rice
- Squash (small)
- Tinned chickpeas
- Tinned fish
- Tinned macaroni cheese
- Tinned meat
- Tinned meatballs
- Tinned pies
- Tinned ravioli
- Tinned soup
- Tinned tomatoes
Warehouse donations
You can bring your donations, or arrange for an online supermarket shop delivery, to our warehouse during our opening hours.
Address: George Whitefield Centre, 107 Great Western Rd, Gloucester GL1 3NF
Opening hours: Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri, 10am-3pm
Donation points
You can donate items by leaving them at donation points at the following locations. Your donations will be delivered to us, where we’ll pack them into emergency food parcels.
Find your nearest supermarket donation point below.