Give food

GIVE FOOD

We are always happy to receive food donations. If you would prefer to give food for us to distribute, please take a look at our foodbank favourites list below.

You can also download a collection box poster with the list here:

Bow Foodbank Food Collection Box Poster

We are also in need of plastic bags – so please do include these in your collections!

You can bring your food donations to the foodbank at the following times:

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BETHNAL GREEN
FOODBANK

Tuesdays 11am-3pm
Wednesdays 12pm-7pm

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BOW
FOODBANK

Sundays 11am-3pm
Mondays 8.00am-12.30pm

Local shops also collect for us and if you are in these stores and would like to give one or two items, thank you!

Co-op Petrol Station: 127-131 Bow Rd, Bow, London E3 2AN

Co-op:   246-252 Hackney Rd, E2 7SJ

Simply Fresh E2:   201-203 Roman Rd, E2 0QY

Maks News:  154 Columbia Rd, E2 7RG

Ozone Coffee:  Emma St, E2 9AP.

Foodbank Favourites

Every week, we bulk buy foodbank favourite items for both Bow and Bethnal Green Foodbanks, so every item you can give saves us money.

We typically provide around three to four days’ worth of food for each person, plus extra items for a family with children. Please give what you can – even just a few items do make a difference.

If you would like to organise a larger food collection for us from your school, church, community group, apartment block or workplace, read our information sheet here:Bow Foodbank Support in Kind – Collection Box

And download our poster here: Bow Foodbank Food Collection Box Poster

If youwish to set up a weekly collection point, please get in touch. info@bowfoodbank.org.  Thank you for all your help.

  • Cereals (including 12 pack Weetabix)
  • Disposable nappies (most popular sizes 3, 4 and 5)
  • Dried lentils
  • Vegetable cooking oil (1 L)
  • Washing Powder
  • Toilet rolls
  • UHT Milk (semi-skimmed or full fat)
  • Rice (1 kg)
  • Pasta (1kg)
  • Washing-up liquid
  • Plastic Bags
  • Tinned vegetables and pulses – kidney beans, chickpeas, potatoes, tomatoes, sweetcorn etc. (400g)
  • Instant coffee
  • Shampoo
  • Shower Gel
  • Teabags
  • Peanut butter
  • Rice pudding
  • Custard
  • Jam
  • Period products and hygiene wear