Foodbank
Free AppAbout Foodbank
This is an app to help support the network of hundreds of food banks across the UK.
* Choose your local Foodbank from the list and the app will automatically update itself with the information from your selected Foodbank.
* The shopping list is updated regularly by your local Foodbank team and highlights those items most needed.
* Updates and stories from your local Foodbank are also downloaded direct to the app to keep supporters informed of news.
* Notifications are also used to notify supporters of new updates from the Foodbank team and also if the Foodbank is low on stock of certain food items.
* Supporters can now also donate financially to their chosen Foodbank via this app using JustGiving. Donations are routed through 'Network Church Sheffield' as the umbrella charity which then distributes the funds to the specified Foodbank.
* Each Foodbank can add multiple locations if they have more than one outlet or collection/drop-off point
* Full localisation - e.g. Welsh translation available for Welsh Foodbanks
We really want this app to be effective and enhance the work of the Foodbanks - we welcome your feedback!
Send your feedback: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
If you run a Foodbank and would like to use this app please contact us: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk or visit our website: http://www.foodbankapp.co.uk
The app now supports multiple languages and can be used globally so if you operate a Foodbank outside of the UK and would like to discuss using this app please contact us: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
More information about Foodbanks...
1 in 5 people are living below the poverty line in the UK.
Every day, near where you live there are families struggling to put food on the table.
For people on low incomes, a sudden crisis - redundancy, benefit delay or even an unexpected bill - can mean going hungry.
Every day parents skip meals to feed their children and people are forced to choose between paying the rent and eating.
How a Foodbank works:
Food is donated
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to a Foodbank.
Food is also collected at 'Supermarket Collections': These are events held at supermarkets where volunteers give shoppers a 'Foodbank shopping list' and ask them to buy an extra item or two for local people in crisis.
Food is sorted and stored
Volunteers sort food to check that it's in-date and pack it into boxes ready to be given to people in need.
Frontline care professionals identify people in need
We partner with front-line care professionals who identify people in crisis and give them a voucher.
Clients receive food
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to a Foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days emergency food. On taking their voucher to the Foodbank centre, people receive a warm welcome, a hot drink and a food parcel. We also put people in touch with agencies who can help resolve the underlying causes of the crisis.
What's in a foodbox?
Each foodbox contains a minimum of three days nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.
Foodbanks rely on the support of local communities.
Your local Foodbank provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis.
* Choose your local Foodbank from the list and the app will automatically update itself with the information from your selected Foodbank.
* The shopping list is updated regularly by your local Foodbank team and highlights those items most needed.
* Updates and stories from your local Foodbank are also downloaded direct to the app to keep supporters informed of news.
* Notifications are also used to notify supporters of new updates from the Foodbank team and also if the Foodbank is low on stock of certain food items.
* Supporters can now also donate financially to their chosen Foodbank via this app using JustGiving. Donations are routed through 'Network Church Sheffield' as the umbrella charity which then distributes the funds to the specified Foodbank.
* Each Foodbank can add multiple locations if they have more than one outlet or collection/drop-off point
* Full localisation - e.g. Welsh translation available for Welsh Foodbanks
We really want this app to be effective and enhance the work of the Foodbanks - we welcome your feedback!
Send your feedback: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
If you run a Foodbank and would like to use this app please contact us: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk or visit our website: http://www.foodbankapp.co.uk
The app now supports multiple languages and can be used globally so if you operate a Foodbank outside of the UK and would like to discuss using this app please contact us: foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
More information about Foodbanks...
1 in 5 people are living below the poverty line in the UK.
Every day, near where you live there are families struggling to put food on the table.
For people on low incomes, a sudden crisis - redundancy, benefit delay or even an unexpected bill - can mean going hungry.
Every day parents skip meals to feed their children and people are forced to choose between paying the rent and eating.
How a Foodbank works:
Food is donated
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to a Foodbank.
Food is also collected at 'Supermarket Collections': These are events held at supermarkets where volunteers give shoppers a 'Foodbank shopping list' and ask them to buy an extra item or two for local people in crisis.
Food is sorted and stored
Volunteers sort food to check that it's in-date and pack it into boxes ready to be given to people in need.
Frontline care professionals identify people in need
We partner with front-line care professionals who identify people in crisis and give them a voucher.
Clients receive food
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to a Foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days emergency food. On taking their voucher to the Foodbank centre, people receive a warm welcome, a hot drink and a food parcel. We also put people in touch with agencies who can help resolve the underlying causes of the crisis.
What's in a foodbox?
Each foodbox contains a minimum of three days nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.
Foodbanks rely on the support of local communities.
Your local Foodbank provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
* Optimisations and updates for newer versions of Android
Please send any questions and feedback to foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
* Optimisations and updates for newer versions of Android
Please send any questions and feedback to foodbank@redemptionmedia.co.uk
Version update Foodbank was updated to version 3.1.4
Version update Foodbank was updated to version 3.1.3
More downloads Foodbank reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Version update Foodbank was updated to version 3.1.0
What are users saying about Foodbank
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Great idea. Updated more often would be helpful.
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Tells me exactly what my local food bank needs most, and what they are over-stocked with already. A great way to ensure that my small donations are as useful as possible.
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Thank you foodbank I think you are all doing a great and this app is very helpful
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We love this app. It means we can give what is actually needed. It's so easy to see what they're low on as we're shopping and just pop a couple of extra items into our trolley.
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Great idea. I only wish all local food banks were signed up to this. I also wish all on this app used the shopping list to indicate "urgently needed" etc. however for the ones that use this properly this is fantastic. I will continue to use and donate.
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I feel it updates infrequently and so am not sure how valid current lists are.
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Very simple and very handy! Our church collects on behalf of foodbank and it's a very necessary resource, sadly. One or two items a week, if you can manage it will make a big difference to someone's life. Go to the trussell trust website to find nearest foodbank - tesco & asda have permanent collections in store so buy stuff there and drop it in the designated trolley!
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Let down because nearest foodbanks listed are hours and hours away from here and certainly are not my nearest. Has great potential but you need to get all foodbanks listed on here and not charge them to sign up because I doubt that will happen and the app will just die with no users. Design is also quite unprofessional looking too.
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I live in the middle of Bristol which isn't exactly a small city yet my nearest foodbank listed is Cardiff which is 25miles and a bridge fee away! Love the idea though
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Good idea, but with limited locations it's hard to judge what my local foodbank requires. Will use for ideas.
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I am really happy to help and was excited to think that I could help with targeted assistance. Seems my "local" food bank is 52 miles away. Perhaps an update should include registering new food banks and making them aware of the app. Maybe it does and I'm missing something.
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A simple idea but a lot of hard work to make happen
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I'm sure it's a great app, but my local food bank isn't on here.
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I volunteer at a food bank and this app is a great help. Other banks need to be aware and join this app. Also put a note stating that most food banks aren't on this app but you will have one near by.
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Easy way to donate what is needed
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It gives locations but doesn't seem to upload shopping list of what is actually needed
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Great app. Lets me know exactly what my local foodbank needs when I'm out doing the shopping. To those who say it doesn't cover their local foodbank, that's possibly because your foodbank hasn't signed up (or can't afford to register) - not the fault of the app.
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The app says my nearest food bank is 78 miles away.....
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Food bank
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If your nearest foodbank isnt on here then you need to tell them to register with redemption media the list of foodbanks are just the ones that are registered :)
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Great App
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Did not help
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I use it to find out what my local Foodbank is desperately short of - or what they really don't need!
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This is a great app and of course it's all for a good cause. The only issue is like most other users agree , it needs to be updated regularly.
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Foodbank app needs updating weekly
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Thank you foodbank I think you are all doing a great and this app is very helpful
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I live in Hertfordshire and my nearest Foodbank is Broxbourne Foodbank and there are also banks in Enfield, Edmonton etc and yet this app tells me that my nearest is Richmond?!
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Needs updates every week
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Tells me exactly what my local food bank needs most, and what they are over-stocked with already. A great way to ensure that my small donations are as useful as possible.
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Have to agree with the reviewer below regarding the updating though. Not sure if i am going to be buying the correct stuff.
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Love this app. As a Foodbank manager it helps us to keep our supporters updated.
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Wish I'd found this sooner! Love the idea and has some super features, great app to help these fantastic food banks out!!
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Sucks
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Not bad app, excellent idea but the stocks need updating a tad bit more often... otherwise you'll find out what the food bank needed.... two months ago!
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Food Banks do an amazing job of helping those who need it most. Support you local Food Bank.
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Thank you foodbank I think you are all doing a great and this app is very helpful
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Good way to get an up to date shopping list and updates. Easy to use.
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Keeps you updated with the food that's most needed. What a great idea.
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Good way to get an up to date shopping list and updates. Easy to use.
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Simple to use. Has my local foodbank. Quickly tells me what they need the most