Part of the Festival Church Project
Festival Park
Ebbw Vale.
NP23 8WQ.
01495 352223
Latest Statistics
This year foodbank Ebbw Vale has seen rapid growth in every area of the project. The following statistics show our achievements to date:
Partner Agencies:
Adults
Fed: 318
Children Fed: 221
Total Clients Fed: 539
Partner
Agencies:
Action
for Children
Age Concern
Benefits Office
Blaenau Gwent Domestic Abuse Service
DAFS
Drugaid
Job Match
GOFAL Cymru
Hi! Help
Pension Service
Shelter Cymru
Social Services
Speakeasy Advice
Hafan Cymru
The Wallich
Transitional Support Team
Trothwy Cyf
Shure Start
Community Health Visitors
Victim Support
Ebbw Vale foodbank in the press
We have recently recieved great press coverage about our project.
Recent
stories can be read
at:
What We Do
According to government
statistics there are still 9 million
people in the United Kingdom living in poverty. It takes just one loss
of a paycheck, a delay in benefits or an unexpected bill to bring many
people into crisis so they are unable to buy food for their family.
This is a new and horrifying nightmare for many of these people and the
welfare state cannot react quickly enough to meet their needs.
Food is donated by individuals, schools, churches and businesses and is sorted and stored for future use. Clients are issued with a voucher from front line professional care workers such as health care, social services, benefits agencies, pastoral care workers etc.
Clients can exchange vouchers for 3 days of nutritionally balanced emergency food. This food can be collected from the food from our distribution centre in Festival Church (Festival Park, Ebbw Vale) where clients find a safe place to chat over a hot drink and receive signposting to a range of support services such as debt counselling and life skills training.
Foodbank Ebbw Vale works in partnership with other charities and statutory agencies so that together we can deliver practical help at the point of need today. We therefore promote cooperative working between agencies working in similar fields; fostering a culture of “joined up thinking” and community cohesion.
More than just food ...
Foodbank Ebbw Vale acts as a “one stop shop” for people in crisis requiring emergency food aid supporting clients with a signposting service so that clients can access additional support to break the cycle of poverty.
Foodbank provides an immediate reaction to a crisis ultimately preventing people from becoming trapped in, debt, drug related issues and crime.
We are a vehicle to communicate key information to people in crisis, supporting health services through the identification of client's urgent health needs.
In addition the foodbank project also provides many diverse voluntary opportunities for those with all abilities. All volunteers are valued as key members of the team.
