“The foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline”.
Ely Foodbank was launched in 2012 by the local churches working in partnership with a diverse range of organisations and members of the public across the city. Motivated by Christian values and a concern for those in need, we continue to operate in partnership with over 100 different organisations. We have distribution centres in Ely, March, Chatteris, Soham, Cottenham, Haddenham, Burwell and Waterbeach.
At Ely Foodbank we do not want anyone to experience food poverty. So we make it our business to help people at the time of crises and provide help to move forward. Our operations focus on three key aspects:
Through a network of local referral partners we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in hardship; last year we gave out 3195 emergency food parcels (to April 2023), equating to over 80 tonnes of food.
