Swindon Christian Community Projects | The Foodbank Network
There's loads of food in Swindon - isn't there?
You would be forgiven for thinking that Swindon is an affluent town with little or no poverty problems. But, just scratch the surface and you’ll realise that the need for a crisis support organisation in Swindon is great. There are an estimated 30,500 income deprived people living in the town.
Or to put it another way - 1 in 6 adults in Swindon live close to the edge of their finances. When crisis hits - such as sudden illness, relationship breakdown, redundancy, or perhaps the effects of a global recession - such people have no financial safety net. And that can lead to a struggle to put food on the table.
Swindon Foodbank launched in 2005 as a ‘hands-on’ organisation, offering practical support to help those facing sudden crisis. Working together with support agencies and local volunteers, we can offer practical and immediate help.
How Swindon Foodbank works:
- Entirely funded by local people, all our food is donated by local people too.
- Volunteers sort and pack the food into foodboxes. Each foodbox contains enough food for 3 days.
- Swindon Foodbank partners with front-line care professionals, such as Social Services, Healther visitors and doctors, who identify people in crisis and give them a Foodbank voucher.
- Clients take their voucher to the Foodbank distribution centre to receive their box of nutritionally balanced food.
- Swindon Foodbank also helps by putting people in touch with agencies who can help resolve the underlying causes of the crisis.
Swindon Christian Community Projects
Swindon Foodbank is run by Swindon Christian Community Projects (SCCP).
SCCP is a Christian charity committed to supporting people in times of need through life-changing sustainable projects which help people of all faiths and none.
- We work in partnership with local communities in Swindon and those concerned for Swindon.
- We aim to demonstrate Jesus’ love in action through practical, community based projects.
- We act as a voice representing the needs of those from Swindon who are in crisis and facilitate access to sources of help.
- We are an organisation built on Christian values of Compassion, Integrity and Community.
The Foodbank Network
Swindon Foodbank is part of The Foodbank Network, run by The Trussell Trust who are based in Salisbury.
The Trussell Trust is a Christian charity specialising in the development of life-changing community projects in the UK and Bulgaria. The Foodbank Network is continually growing, with more than 45 Foodbanks open throughout the UK.
For up to date information about other Foodbanks, or information about opening a Foodbank in your own area, please contact The Trussell Trust - visit www.trusselltrust.org