Help keep The Whitehawk Foodbank open!
Please help us to keep our doors open!
Due to unforeseen costs at the end of 2025 and the unexpected failure of several major funding bids (many of which have supported us reliably in the past) we have run out of funding options.
As a result, all five paid staff roles are coming to an end. This decision has been heartbreaking, but it was not fair or responsible to keep staff in post without secure funding.
What hasn’t changed is the need. People in our community still rely on the foodbank to put food on the table, and demand remains high.
Whitehawk is in the top 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country. 45% of local children live in poverty. Families and individuals can’t afford for their local foodbank to close.
We are launching this Crowdfunder to raise £40,000 – enough to secure the foodbank for the next year and fund one full-time staff member. This role would provide essential coordination, continuity, and stability while volunteers continue to power the day-to-day work.
This funding would give us breathing space. It would allow us to:
- Keep the foodbank and Advice Cafe open and serving our community
- Continue our work addressing the issues leading to food bank use
- Create space for new and diverse funding opportunities to allow the work of the foodbank to continue
If you are able to donate, you will be directly helping to keep this vital service running. If you’re not, sharing this appeal or encouraging others to support us makes a real difference.
To donate to the Whitehawk Foodbank please click here.
Thank you for standing with us and with the people in our community who need this foodbank to be here.
