Manchester Central Foodbank

Website: http://manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterCentralFoodbank/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/McrFoodbank
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcrfoodbank/
[email protected]
Where do they work?: Harpurhey, Higher Blackley, Clayton and Openshaw, Gorton and Abbey Hey, Ardwick, Longsight
Telephone: 0792 841 2339
Address: St Peter's House Oxford Road Manchester M13 9GH
Registered charity number: 1157605
Other registration number: 1157605
Description: We run three foodbank sessions a week, supporting over 1,200 people per month with nutritionally-balanced food parcels for those in crisis. We work with partner organisations to target those who are most in need of our support. In our sessions, we aim to help clients further by hosting advice workers, as well as signposting to other services.

We help lead work on Building an Anti-Poverty Community with other organisations in the city, and work on campaigns around Healthy Start and ESOL through the Equal Start Network.
Services delivered: Emergency Food parcels and signposting
Services are available: Face to face
Services are delivered on: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Tuesday opening time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Thursday opening time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Friday opening time: 10am - 12pm
Languages available: English
Cash donations: We accept donations through JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/m-c-f

We can also accept donations via bank transfer, by emailing [email protected] for more details
Non-cash donations: We have food collection points in Tesco Extra Gorton (Hyde Road) and Asda Harpurhey (Harpurhey Shopping Centre)

Food can be purchased online and donated directly to us through Give Today: https://www.givetoday.co.uk/manchestercentralfoodbank/

Volunteering Opportunities

Opportunity title Summary
Foodbank Volunteer Manchester Central Foodbank are looking for volunteers to help with various roles - helping with sessions, providing signposting support, sorting stock and remote media opportunities.
Collection drivers Manchester Central Foodbank are looking for collection drivers to collect donations from across central Manchester and bring them back to the warehouse.
Foodbank session helper - Harpurhey Manchester Central Foodbank are looking for a foodbank session helper in Harpurhey to help them provide food for over 1600 people a month. They need help at their Harpurhey session to pack parcels, greet clients and enable this session to continue.
Warehouse assistant Manchester Central Foodbank are looking for a warehouse assistant. Manchester Central Foodbank feeds over 1600 people per month - that is a lot of tins of food! They need help each week to pack these ready to be taken to our foodbank sessions
Foodbank Admin Assistant Manchester Central Foodbank is looking for volunteers to help with their organisational and administrative tasks, to support those in food poverty across the city more effectively.
Foodbank session helper - Openshaw Manchester Central Foodbank is looking for volunteers to help with their Openshaw sessions, preparing food parcels, organising stock, listening to clients' needs and signposting further support where possible.
Signposting support Manchester Central Foodbank provided emergency food to over 1600 people each month in Central, North and East Manchester. We want to support our clients in every aspect of their lives, and so need volunteers to help signpost to other support available.
Donation Drive Volunteer Manchester Central Foodbank is looking for volunteers to help them with their Christmas Donation Food drive from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th November.