About
About the Foodbank Network
Trussell supports communities and churches to open foodbanks across the UK.
Our foodbank is part of The Trussell Trust’s network of foodbanks, working to tackle food poverty and hunger in our local communities, as well as across the UK.
In 2000, Paddy and Carol Henderson started the first Trussell food bank after receiving a call from a mother in Salisbury who was struggling to afford food for her family. Salisbury Foodbank first opened in the garden and garage of Paddy’s and Carol’s home, providing three days’ emergency food to local people who had been left without enough money to live on.
As a network, we want to see more people helped out of crisis and fewer people needing foodbanks in the future.
Food banks provide a lifeline but they’re not a long-term solution – because hunger is not a food problem, it’s an income problem. That’s why we bring together experiences, evidence and solutions from food banks – and people who’ve needed support – to build a compelling case for change.
We will not stop until everybody has enough money for the essentials, and the distribution of emergency food can end for good.
Until this happens, we provide emergency food and practical support to people in their hardest moments – and work with our partners and local communities to ensure everyone gets the right help long before they need to use a food bank.
To find out more about Trussell visit www.trusselltrust.org.