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Foodbank vouchers

Our foodbank works using a voucher referral system. Find out more about how we work.

We know that anyone can find themselves at crisis point for a number of different reasons.

In order to provide the most appropriate help for the circumstances of your situation we work with local agencies. If they feel you are struggling to put food on the table, they will issue you with a foodbank voucher. The local agency can also provide long term support if needed to help address some of the issues behind the reasons for your crisis. 

Our foodbank works with a number of different agencies, such as Citizens Advice, children’s centres and health visitors. To find out more about the agencies that hold our vouchers and how you can get help, please contact us.

When you visit a referral agency they will take some basic details from you to complete the voucher. This will help them to identify the cause of your crisis and offer practical guidance. It also means we are able to prepare suitable emergency food for the right number of people.

Once you have been issued with a voucher, you can exchange this for a minimum of three days of emergency food at your nearest foodbank centre.

If you are a referral agency and would like to become a registered voucher holder for our foodbank, please contact us to find out more.

 

Current referral agents

  • List of Distributing Agencies
    Anglican Nursing North/South Community Enterprise
    Assessment & intervention Team 1
    Autism Anglia
    Barnardos Beehive Berechurch 3
    Barnardos Beehive Greenstead 2
    Barnardos Beehive Highwoods 1
    Barnardos Beehive Shrub End 4
    Beacon House
    BRIGHTLINGSEA INFANT SCHOOL
    BRIGHTLINGSEA JUNIOR SCHOOL
    Brightlingsea Salvation Army
    Brightlingsea Town Council
    British Legion
    CAP
    CARA
    CBC  Housing Options
    CBC Customer Support
    CBC Macmillan Welfare
    CBC OLDER PERSONS SERVICES
    CBC Tenancy Support
    CBC Zone Wardens  2 Tiptree
    CBC Zone Wardens 1 Mersea
    CGH Discharge Team
    Check Your Energy Ltd
    CHIP Catch 22
    Cllr Dave Harris
    Colchester Borough Homes
    Colchester Foodbank
    Colchester Gateway
    Colne Housing
    Community MH Team
    Cotman Housing
    CRISIS Team 2HOME TREATMENT
    Crisis Team NEPFT NHS
    ECC  Adult Social Services
    Emergency
    Emergency Tenancy Services
    Essex CRC ( Probation) HAND DELIVER ONLY
    Estuary Housing
    Family Mosaic  New Hythe Mum and Baby
    Family Solutions,Greenstead
    Family Support 2
    Family Support and Protection
    Fresh Beginnings
    Friars Grove Primary
    Gateway
    Gilberd School
    Greenstead Evangelical Church
    Hawthorn GP Surgery
    Health In Mind
    HIGHWOODS PRIMARY SCHOOL
    Home Start
    Iceni Academy
    Ingeus
    Invicta Foundation
    Job Centre Plus
    Kingsford Infants
    Korban
    Layer Rd Doctors Surgery
    Leaving And Aftercare
    Lexden Primary School
    Metro
    MIND
    Monkwick Clinic
    N E Partnership Physio Dept
    Nacro Housing
    NEEAPS
    Night Shelter
    One Support
    Open Door
    Open Road
    Out4Good
    Oxford Rd @ Oak Tree Project
    Philip Morant School
    RIGHT CARE LTD HOME CARE AGENCY
    Salvation Army
    Sanctuary Housing Chinnook
    Santuary Housing QEW
    Seetec
    Shake
    Shrub End Clinic
    Social Care Stanwell House
    Social Care-Family Support
    Special Psychosis Team Clacton
    SSAFA
    St Benedict’s College
    St James’ Church
    St Margarets Church
    St Peters Church North Hill
    St Sabine’s RC Church B/LINGSEA
    Stanway GP Surgery
    Stanway School
    Tenpenny Villages Benefice
    Unity Primary Academy
    Victiim Support
    WAA  Community Team North
    West Mersea Council
    West Mersea School
    Willow Brook School
    Wivenhoe Congregational Church
    Womens Refuge
    YMCA
    Youth Enquiry Service  YES
    GP Primary Choice Ltd

     

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