News
10 Nov 14
Foodbank -on the move
After 40 successful months at our St Catherine’s Road premises, Grantham Foodbank, is moving to more suitable premises at Unit 1/2 Grey Friars. The new premises became fully active at the beginning of November 2014.
9 Nov 14
The Foodbank Dilemma
“When I think about foodbanks now, more than anything else, I think about Louise.* Louise was the first person I ever met who talked to me about her experiences of using a foodbank. Six months later, it is still my meeting with Louise I return to time and again. As if making sense of that […]
15 Feb 14
Ten Myths about Foodbanks
It’s an embarrassing fact for the coalition government, that soaring numbers of people turning to emergency food banks. More than 350,000 people received three days’ emergency food from Trussell Trust foodbanks between April and September 2013, triple the numbers helped in the same period last year. But can the figures be explained away, more awareness, […]