Tenterden Family Food Bank

COVID UPDATE July 2020

1. Please be thoughtful when you shop and continue to donate to the FoodBank collection points. Desperately needed is long-life milk, tinned meats, tinned potatoes, coffee, tea and jam, and also washing machine gel pods. Also nappies and baby wipes.
   
   
2. If you cannot donate food, please consider giving money to the Foodbank
   Bank transfer please use the reference “Tenterden”
   Details here:
   Bank Account Name: Family Food Bank
   Bank Account Number: 23659130
   Sort Code: 60-19-04
    
   or by Cheque made payable to 
   Family Food Bank,
   Unit 4, St John’s Court,
   Ashford Business Park,
   Foster Road,
   Ashford, Kent TN24 0SJ
   (please use the reference "Tenterden")
   
   Those in need of emergency food parcels which will keep an individual, couple or family in essential supplies for 5 days are required to present a voucher at the pick up point.
   
   
3. Vouchers can be obtained from:       
   - Tenterden Vicarage : 01580 761591/ 07805 840493/ 07888 998874 
   - Tenterden Social Hub: 01580 762882
   
   
4. Please telephone first to check availability and for information about collection of Foodboxes and personal hygiene products subject to availability.
   

• St Mildred's Church, Tenterden
• Waitrose Tenterden
• Tesco Tenterden

Non-perishable foodstuffs are always needed so please remember to drop a tin or a packet in when you are passing. Donated food is collected every week, sorted and packed into FoodBank boxes which are distributed to local families or individuals to provide emergency help for 5 days. 

If you are in difficulty you may obtain a voucher for a food parcel in complete confidence from: