New Forest Basics Bank

01590 610008

NEW FOREST BASICS BANK - giving emergency food parcels to those in need.

The New Forest Basics Bank (NFBB) is an independent food bank that provides parcels containing food and essentials to households in crisis in the south of the New Forest (Hampshire). NFBB is a registered charity and has been active since 2004. We have between 250 and 300 active volunteers.

NFBB is very grateful for the broad support received from a wide range of businesses, community groups, churches, agencies, other charities and many residents in our community. Our Food Bank welcomes collaborations, food drive events, donation drives and any other ideas you may have to raise awareness and/or collect food or monetary donations.

NFBB gratefully receives any food (in date please), drinks (non-alcoholic), toiletries, cleaning products, pet food, nappies and household essentials. Regrettably, we cannot receive furniture, white goods, clothes & shoes, bedding, books & toys, medications etc. If in doubt, please contact us first.

All households in crisis are referred to NFBB by external agencies such as Citizens Advice, GP surgeries, schools, churches etc. We provide customised food parcels which will give households enough supplies for 3 meals a day for 7 days. We are based in a large rural area with limited public transport links; hence our volunteer drivers deliver about 80% of our parcels.

NFBB also supports several additional initiatives:
• Four community larders are run weekly in New Milton, Pennington, Ashley and Bransgore in collaboration with FareShare and local volunteers.
• We provide and deliver food for School breakfast Clubs, After School Clubs and Youth Clubs.
• Local Warm Hubs are provided with ingredients to help them serve meals to those in need.
• We partner with the Food Rescue Kitchen 'feed the need' to collect surplus food from 5 to 7 supermarkets seven nights a week.
• Customised parcels including additional essentials (tin openers, cutlery, hats, sleeping bags etc.) for those who are homeless, couch surfing, or live in shelters, tents or cars.

Volunteers needed

We are currently looking for volunteers to drive our Food Bank van for collections and drivers who could deliver food parcels to local households in their own cars. It takes about 2 hours between 9.30am and 4.30pm or in the evening 8-10pm.

What your gift could provide

£10

toiletries for a family

£25

ingredients to bake 100 banana cakes

£50

helps feed a family for a week

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Charity Information

New Forest Basics Bank

Telephone: 01590 610008

Address: Cannon Street East Car Park, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9BR

Established in: 2004