Food Pantry
Thirteen million people are living below the poverty line in the UK today. Many of those people are going hungry every day for a range of reasons, from benefit delays to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income.
St Catherine’s runs a Food Pantry for individuals and families who are claiming means-tested benefits like Universal Credit, Income Support, State Pension, Housing Benefit or Pension Credit, or who are claiming health or disability related benefits like Attendance Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment. Referrals are only needed for people living in Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) which can be obtained from Housing Associations, Support Officers, Citizens Advice Bureaux, GPs, Social Workers.
Our Food Bank operates on Tuesday and Friday each week from 9.30am – 12.30pm. For only £5, people can access our ‘shop’ and choose a range of fresh, tinned and dried food items. We estimate that the value of a weekly shop with us is around £50.
Our Food Bank relies almost entirely on donations from the public and local businesses and supermarkets. These are vital in ensuring our ability to give everyone using our service a balanced and nutritious supply of food. We are grateful to all those who donate to us, whether a huge corporate donation or a small personal contribution.
If you would like to donate food for distribution, our Shopping List is:
- Sugar
- Coffee
- Tea
- UHT Milk
- Tinned Meat
- Tinned Fish
- Tinned Fruit
- Tinned Rice Pudding
- Tinned Potatoes
- Tinned Vegetables
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Cooking Sauces
- Cereals