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2 Mar 26

The Ark Temporarily Closed

From WC 02/03/2026 The Ark Foodbank will be closed until further notice. Our other foodbanks will be open as usual, you can see all our other locations here: Locations | Leeds South & East Foodbank If you have any concerns, or questions please call our office on 0113 277 2229.

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10 Feb 26

Easter Appeal 2026

Please help support our Easter Egg Appeal this year. In 2026, we continue to see high numbers of people experiencing food crisis and turning to our food banks for support. Once again, we are hoping to bring a little joy to families and children in our community by providing Easter eggs to those who are […]

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10 Feb 26

Lent Appeal 2026

Over the next six weeks, as churches observe the season of Lent, Leeds South and East Food Bank will be providing emergency food parcels to individuals and families across our community who are experiencing hardship. Rising living costs continue to place enormous pressure on people already struggling to make ends meet. As a result, more […]

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16 Dec 25

Changes to Christmas Opening Times 2025/2026

LEEDS SOUTH AND EAST FOODBANK CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES 2025/26   Monday 22nd December Cyprian’s Church – LS9 6AU – OPEN – 10.30am – 12.30pm Andrew’s Church – LS11 8AL – OPEN – 11am – 1pm Main office/Warehouse – OPEN – 9.00am – 2.30pm   Tuesday 23rd December  Church of Epiphany – LS9 […]

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10 Dec 25

Volunteer Project of the Year Award 2025

We’d like to say a huge WELL DONE to Clair Firth for winning the Volunteer Project of the Year at the Good for Me Good for FE awards 2025 held in London last week!   Clair is part of the Job Coaching Skills Team from Foundation Studies at Leeds City College and for the last […]

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4 Dec 25

Christmas Parcel Appeal 2025

Can you help donate festive food to help Leeds South and East Foodbank bring joy to local families in crisis this Christmas?   Leeds South and East Foodbank is asking local people to help bring festive cheer to families struggling to eat this Christmas by donating festive food items to the food bank. For some […]

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16 Sep 25

Can you help people in Leeds this Harvest?

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 breakfast cereals, pasta sauces, tinned veg, tinned tomatoes, tinned meat, rice pudding and custard, UHT milk, fruit juice and […]

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20 Aug 25

August Bank Holiday 2025

Please note that due to the August Bank Holiday the following foodbank services will be disrupted:   Monday 25th August 2025:   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 26th August 2025. […]

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21 May 25

End of Year Statistics 2024/25

On Wednesday 21st May 2025, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Leeds South and East Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2024 and March 2025.  The worrying new figures reveal that we have provided 14,336 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Leeds […]

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29 Apr 25

May Bank Holiday Closures 2025

Please note that due to the May Bank Holidays the following foodbank services will be disrupted:   Monday 5th May 2025: Beeston St Andrews Foodbank – CLOSED Harehills St Cyprians Foodbank – CLOSED Main Office/Warehouse – CLOSED   Monday 26th May 2025: Beeston St Andrews Foodbank – CLOSED Harehills St Cyprians Foodbank – CLOSED Main […]

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