News | North Belfast Foodbank

29 Jul 23

The First Half of 2023: Reflecting on the Continued Need & Our Ongoing Efforts

It’s hard to believe we’re already past the halfway point of 2023, North Belfast Foodbank continues its mission of providing emergency food assistance and support to local people in crisis. It’s time to look back at the trends and challenges of the last six months but also the reasons for hope. We had hoped […]

9 May 23

Volunteer Week, 1-7 June, Come Volunteer with us!

Volunteer Week 1 to 7 June 2023 Come join our food donation drive! As the Project Manager of North Belfast Foodbank, I have witnessed first hand the incredible impact that volunteers can make in our community. The selfless dedication and hard work of our volunteers are what enable us to continue providing essential support to […]

26 Apr 23

Year End Review – March 2023

North Belfast Foodbank – End of Year Stats 2023 Today the Trussell Trust has released its year end stats showing an increase of 37%, and within Northern Ireland a 29% increase, in food parcels distributed. We would like to take a moment to reflect on the work of the North Belfast Food Bank over the […]

28 Nov 22

Big Winter Collection 2022

Our big Winter Collection is happening from the 1st to 3rd December in Tesco Yorkgate & Tesco Antrim Road. Our volunteers will be there daily. Help support the foodbank with food or funds this winter. We know that anyone can reach crisis point and we’re here to help when that happens. #NorthBelfast #Foodbank #Support #BigWinterCollection […]

13 Oct 22

Thank You Thompsons!

A huge thank you to the staff at John Thompson & Sons Ltd who recently donated £3,000 to the foodbank! Your generosity at this difficult time is great appreciated and we are overwhelmed by it. Thank you on behalf of the North Belfast Foodbank and the local community who will benefit from this!

24 May 22

Support the North Belfast Foodbank by recycling your old ink cartridges!

24 May 22

Volunteer Roles – Please check our current list of available opportunities – Your food bank needs you!

The North Belfast Foodbank are looking to recruit volunteers for the following positions: Fundraising Coordinator, Operations Coordinator, Public Relations, Social Media Coordinator, Supermarket Liaison, Website Editor. If you are interested in finding out more about any of these roles, please email [email protected]

28 Mar 21

Barnardo’s Project with Dominican College, Belfast Boys’ Model and Blessed Trinity College

We received 36 beautifully bagged Care Packages of essential toiletries from Barnardo’s N.I. The packages were created by 6th Form pupils from Dominican College Fortwilliam, Belfast Boys’ Model School and Blessed Trinity College, who had been working together on the ‘Leading Change Programme’. They wanted to support the work of the North Belfast Foodbank in […]

11 Mar 21

Donated food should be taken to the Warehouse storage facility.

The Warehouse food storage facility is open for donations on Monday evenings between 6.15pm and 6.45pm. Unit 8, 2 West Bank Road, Belfast, BT3 9JL Access via Fortwilliam roundabout and Dargan Road following the Stena Terminal signs. When you turn left onto West Bank Road, turn left again at the first gates, go immediately right […]

1 Jan 21

Corporate and Individual Christmas Donations

The foodbank was once again fortunate to received generous donations of food and money from local businesses and individuals at Christmas. Some businesses choose to donate money to the foodbank in lieu of their annual dinner, while others choose to ‘shop’ with the money and donated food to the foodbank. We also received generous financial […]

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