About our foodbank

Newham District Foodbank is part of Ascension Community Trust and officially opened on 9th June 2021. It grew out of the Ascension Foodbank, which was started in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The foodbank began by raiding our cupboards for tins and pasta so that local people had food to eat during a very challenging time. The need for food continued and therefore the foodbank became part of the Trussell Trust to be able to support people in the long term and work together to create a UK without the need for foodbanks. Our food bank offers a drop in advice service alongside the food provision, so that those visiting us accessing can get the support they need to help them out of food poverty.

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