News | Trafford North Foodbank

9 Oct 26

Team Member #Part2

Hi I’m Siobhan, I work as a Warehouse Assistant at Trafford North Foodbank. I work with our volunteers to organise incoming donations, keep the warehouse clean and tidy and create emergency food parcels for our clients. No two days are the same, and it’s been really fulfilling to get to know so many different people […]

5 Oct 26

Volunteer Intro #Part2

Hi my name is Ian, I have lived in the Urmston area all my life, going to school and working in the Trafford area. I retired from full time work 5 years ago. I felt I needed to give something back to the community I have lived in for such a long time. I contacted […]

1 Oct 26

Work of a Local Organiser – Campaigner

A Q&A with Joe Troop – Trafford North & Trafford South Local Organiser Part of Trussell Organising & Local Mobilisation Programme How long have you been working with North and South Trafford Foodbanks, and what brought you here? I have been working as a local organiser for Trafford North and Trafford South Foodbanks for about […]

30 Sep 26

Team Member #Part1

Hi I’m Steve, I’ve worked at Trafford North Foodbank for the last 3 years as the Warehouse Manager. Arranging food deliveries, donation collections, stock purchasing and stock control are my main areas of focus. We have a great team ethic, our volunteers are supportive and committed to helping those that need assistance. We also support […]

25 Sep 26

Volunteer Intro #Part1

Hi I’m Marie, I volunteer because…. In 2020, during the pandemic, I wanted to give back to the community and found an opportunity at Trafford North Foodbank. Having lived in Trafford all my life (Stretford, Old Trafford, and Urmston), I began volunteering in August 2020, supporting an amazing team every week on my non-working day. […]

22 Sep 26

Our Story

Our Story Our foodbank began in June 2016 as Stretford Foodbank and was based at the Trafford Christian Life Centre on Barton Road. The foodbank was open 2 mornings per week for those needing help in the North Trafford area and by referral from local partners. The foodbank changed quite significantly during the 2020 Covid […]

17 Sep 26

All Hours All Voices – Launch New Report

“Two Please!” The Case for Companion Passes in Greater Manchester All Hours All Voices are today launching a report setting out the case for the introduction of Companion Passes for disabled people across Greater Manchester’s transport network. All Hours All Voices is a campaign group formed by Trafford North and Trafford South Foodbank organiser Joe […]

26 May 25

8,145 emergency food parcels provided by Trafford North Foodbank in the past 12 months

Alarmingly, more than 36% of our parcels were for children in the last year. New annual figures from Trussell show that 2,885,086 food parcels were given out across the UK. Anti-poverty charity Trussell says this should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the UK government to strengthen the social security system and re-think cuts to welfare […]

14 Feb 25

What will your #randomactofkindness be?

Here at Trafford North foodbank we’re getting ourselves ready for Monday 17th February, which is Random Acts of Kindness Day: a day dedicated to kindness at home, work, and school. People all over Trafford North are being kind to one another all the time – sometimes in small ways, but often in unimaginably big ones. […]

31 Jan 25

Shopping for Valentine’s Day? Throw something in for us!

Your amazing local foodbank might not be the first thing you think of when you’re shopping for your loved one(s) this February, but what’s more romantic than showing how much you love not just your sweetheart, but their community too? When you’re considering what to get hungry fellow Traffordians, chocolates might not be the first […]

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