The Mission of Worcester Foodbank

To end hunger and food poverty in our city. We aim to help people in crisis who are referred to us by local agencies, by providing food parcels and other essential household products in a non-judgemental place.

Since June 2012 Worcester Foodbank has provided a lifeline to thousands of people and families that cannot afford to eat. Through food and cash donations we are able to supply 3 day emergency food parcels to those in financial crisis.

With every passing year we have seen the demands on our service rise as the pressure of low income, benefit issues, debt and issues following the rollout of Universal Credit drag more people into crisis.

The support Worcester Foodbank provides helps to restore people with a fresh hope for their future. By the end of this year we anticipate that we will have provided food parcels to feed over 10,000 people and over 53,000 since opening in June 2012. That will represent about 665,000 meals, and 665,000 occasions upon which someone did not go hungry.

Our Vision and Values

Worcester Foodbank operates under the Charitable status and Trustee governance of All Saints Church, Worcester, and under a franchise from the national foodbank charity, the Trussell Trust.

Our vision and core values reflect both organisations; and we are committed to:

helping radically transform the lives of individuals and our city by showing love and grace to those who visit us, through the provision of food and other household essentials, and through signposting.

helping serve all those in need throughout our city and working in partnership with others to achieve this.

working with others to bring change to unjust systems and structures (e.g. the benefit system) which act as a barrier to people in crisis.

working through collaboration and partnership with other churches and organisations to serve all those in need in Worcester.

In all of this we seek to remove the need for our services by reducing food poverty in this country. Our strategic aim is to close because we are no longer needed.