News
18 Apr 24
We’re Hiring! Will you be our support worker?
We’re excited to offer a brand new role within our team as a SUPPORT WORKER at Whitehawk Foodbank & Community Café. Deadline for applications is 3rd May 2024 As Support Worker for the Whitehawk Foodbank and Community Café, you will be responsible for supporting our clients and community by connecting them with health and well-being […]
28 Mar 24
2023 IMPACT REPORT
We’re excited to be able to share with you our 2023 Impact Report. Over 2023, we distributed 2659 emergency food parcels. This, however, is lower than the total (2952) given out in 2022. Throughout this year, we have grown the programmes we believe to be addressing some of the driving factors of food bank use. […]
13 Jul 22
Our Referral Partners…
Money Advice Plus – 01273 664000 Welfare benefits and debt advice Christians Against Poverty – 0800 328 0006 Debt advice and money management Possability People – 01273 894040 Specialist advice for disability benefits Brighton Housing Trust – 01273 645400 Advice on immigration, housing and welfare benefits Voices in Exile – 01273 […]
31 Mar 22
2021 Impact Report
Click the link below to read our 2021 Impact Report! Whitehawk Foodbank Impact Report 2021
4 Oct 21
Joint Statement by Brighton and Hove, and Lewes District Emergency Food Networks on the Proposed Cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits This October
Joint Statement by Brighton and Hove, and Lewes District Emergency Food Networks on the Proposed Cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits This October As signatories of this letter, we stand in opposition to the proposed withdrawal of the temporary uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits this October, which is due […]
24 Mar 21
Referrals at the Whitehawk Foodbank
Referrals at Whitehawk Foodbank The team at the Whitehawk Foodbank are here always ready and happy to serve our community in East Brighton. We often get asked about why we require our clients to have a valid referral in order for them to access our emergency food parcels, so we wanted to explain a […]
7 Jan 21
#TogetherforChange in Whitehawk
Looking back, 2020 has been an eventful year for the emergency food sector and certainly for us at the Whitehawk Foodbank. The numbers tell the story; the first week of January saw 23 referrals with 48 beneficiaries, twelve months later, on the w/c 14th December we received over 120 referrals with a total of […]
26 Nov 20
Giving Tuesday 2020: How to Make Twice the Impact!
Dear all, Thank you so much for the support you give to The Whitehawk Foodbank, which is especially appreciated during this difficult time, when there is so much need across the community. With the Christmas season fast approaching, we are writing to ask you to kick off the holiday season with us on Giving Tuesday, […]
11 Nov 20
12 Days of Christmas Foodbank Challenge!
The Whitehawk Foodbank 12 Days of Christmas Challenge! Trussell Trust foodbanks in the UK are currently giving out a food parcel every six minutes in the UK. The COVID crisis has seen a large increase in foodbank usage and we’ve seen an increase of up to 4x the number of referrals when comparing to last […]
17 Apr 20
Whitehawk Foodbank Expands Services as Demand Surges
Volunteers step-up to support local residents hit by Covid-19 crisis The Whitehawk Foodbank has seen demand quadruple over the last month, as the impacts of Covid-19 force many of the local community into crisis. From 14 April 2020, The Whitehawk Foodbank is operating four days a week from a new base at the […]