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1 Oct 24

Harvest 2024

This Harvest we’re asking you to help support local people in crisis by collecting tinned and dried food for Leeds South and East Foodbank. We are asking everyone to rally round to give items such as UHT milk, tinned tomatoes, tinned or packet custard, cooking sauces and soup.   Alarming new figures reveal that we […]

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13 Aug 24

August Bank Holiday 2024

Please note that due to the August Bank Holiday the following foodbank services will be disrupted:   Monday 26th August 2024: Beeston St Andrews Foodbank – CLOSED Harehills St Cyprians Foodbank – CLOSED Main Office/Warehouse – CLOSED   All Foodbanks and the Main Office/Warehouse will be open as usual from Tuesday 27th August 2024.   […]

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15 May 24

End of Year Statistics Report 2023/24

On Wednesday 15 May 2024, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Leeds South and East Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2023 and March 2024. The worrying new figures reveal that we have provided 16,935 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in South […]

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2 May 24

Bank Holiday Closures May 2024

Please note that due to the May Bank Holidays the following foodbank services will be disrupted:   Monday 6th May 2024: Beeston St Andrews Foodbank – CLOSED Harehills St Cyprians Foodbank – CLOSED Main Office/Warehouse – CLOSED   Monday 27th May 2024 Beeston St Andrews Foodbank – CLOSED Harehills St Cyprians Foodbank – CLOSED Main […]

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22 Apr 24

Change to Belle Isle Foodbank Opening Times

There has been a slight change to the opening times of our Belle Isle Foodbank located at Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO). The Foodbank will now be open between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on Fridays as of Friday 26th May 2024. For more information on Foodbank locations and opening times please see the locations page […]

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25 Mar 24

Easter Foodbank Closures 2024

Please be aware that some of our Foodbanks will be closed for the Easter Bank Holidays.   The Foodbanks affected are:   BITMO – Belle Isle Foodbank – CLOSED Friday 29th March St Cyprian’s Church – Harehills Foodbank – CLOSED Monday 1st April St Andrew’s Church – Beeston Foodbank – CLOSED Monday 1st April   […]

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27 Feb 24

Easter Appeal 2024

Please can you help support our Easter Egg Appeal this year? In 2024 we are still seeing an increase in the number of people in food crisis that need to use our food banks.  This year, we are hoping to once again be able to distribute Easter Eggs to local families and children that need our […]

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30 Jan 24

Belle Isle Food Bank Relocation

Our Belle Isle Food Bank Centre has relocated and will be open from Friday 2nd February 2024. The new address is:   Belle Isle TMO (BITMO) Aberfield Gate Belle Isle Leeds LS10 3QH   Foodbank sessions will run on Fridays between 1pm and 3pm and there will be a Money Buddies service available.   Thank […]

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12 Dec 23

Christmas Opening Times 2023

**CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENTS** All of our Foodbanks will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period (25th December to 1st January inclusive) but, with the exception of our Belle Isle venue (where we are looking to move premises), all Foodbanks will reopen in accordance with their normal opening hours from the 2nd […]

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22 Nov 23

ONE THOUSAND CHRISTMAS PARCELS APPEAL 2023

ONE THOUSAND CHRISTMAS PARCELS APPEAL 2023 **UPDATE** We are pleased to advise that with our donors generous support we were able to provide 1494 Christmas Food Parcels during December 2023. Our grateful thanks for your contributions over the festive period, they made a huge difference to the people we support. Thank you. ***** Current projections […]

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