News

16 May 24

Nearly 5000 people helped

On Wednesday 15 May 2024, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Malvern Hills  Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2023 and March 2024. The worrying new figures reveal that we have provided 4951 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Malvern and Upton […]

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25 Mar 24

Easter treats

Thanks to numerous supporters and to our two major supermarkets, Morrisons and Waitrose, for adding Easter eggs and other choccie treats to our stocks for this week. The picture shows the green pick up packs in use at Morrisons.

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24 Mar 24

We helped nearly a thousand familes this year

Provisional figures for the year to the end of March show that we have provided food to 910 unique households, of whom 447 were first-time users.

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24 Mar 24

Over half of people receiving Universal Credit unable to afford enough food

The Trussell Trust has today published new research that reveals the devastating consequences of the inadequacy of Universal Credit across the UK. The anti-poverty charity is urging the Chancellor to take urgent action to increase long-term support for people struggling to get by on Universal Credit and commit to extending the Household Support Fund as […]

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24 Mar 24

Generosity at Waitrose

Huge thanks to Waitrose customers who gave generously, as they often do, when we set up a display of what we do, and an example of what we supply to a family of two to cover three days of food plus some extras for cleaning materials –  as some Easter egg treats. Many of our […]

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