News
17 Apr 24
Foyle Network Foundation (Foyle Foodbank) Annual Report 2023
Foyle Network Foundation’s Strategic Development Manager Karen Mullan reflects that “2023 was a year of many changes.” “We increased our staff team which enabled us to provide more support services. Trussell Trust provided us with funding for a Financial Inclusion Project to help maximise people’s income, deal with debt and include money management advice and […]
14 Oct 22
Foyle Foodbank holds Annual General Meeting
Foyle Foodbank held it’s annual general meeting in Leafair Wellbeing Centre with guest speaker Laura Ferguson, Head of Trussell Trust Pathfinder Programme. Foodbank presented their annual report for 2021 which showed that 15,606 people received support from the foodbank during that period. Chairperson Denis McGowan reported “ We are pleased to have had a large […]
11 Aug 22
Local bikers supporting Foyle Foodbank
This Saturday, 13th August, local bikers will take to the roads of Donegal in a charity run to raise funds for Foyle Foodbank. The run will assemble between 12pm and 1pm at the Old Custom House, Bridgend. From there the run will take in a circuit of the Inishowen 100. Previous runs have raised much […]
22 Jun 22
Foyle Foodbank urges community to donate to summer food collection in Tesco stores
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, Foyle Foodbank – part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks – is calling on shoppers to donate food and other essentials to this year’s Tesco Summer Food Collection. From Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July, Tesco customers at Quayside Shopping Centre, Strand Road will be […]
8 Apr 22
Strategic Development Officer Appointment
We are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Karen Mullan to the role of Strategic Development Officer. Karen, a graduate from Ulster University and former MLA for Foyle, is well known throughout the area having worked in community development roles during her professional life, and her considerable skills and experience will be of immense […]
27 Jan 22
We’re recruiting for: Strategic Development Officer at Foyle Foodbank
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Strategic Development Officer who is passionate about ending hunger and poverty to join our team. WHO WE ARE Foyle Foodbank is a cross community charity set up in 2016, managed by a voluntary Board of Management. It is a grassroots organisation heavily reliant to date on volunteers, working […]
26 Jan 22
Foyle Foodbank Annual Report 2020
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC Foyle Foodbank Annual Report 2020 indicates that food was provided to 6,805 people in 2020, up almost 75% from 2019. The extra demand was a direct effect of the pandemic, which devastated so many lives. Foyle Foodbank became a key front-line organisation during the lockdowns and responded by extending its service […]
8 Oct 21
NI Spend Local Scheme
As ever, we are astounded by your generosity. We have had several enquiries regarding the £100 NI Spend Local Cards and how these can be used to help us. Cards cannot be donated to us, however, if you would like to use your voucher to help the Foodbank, we would encourage you to spend your […]
8 Oct 21
Keep the lifeline
The UK government is planning to cut Universal Credit by £20 a week this October. This will be the biggest overnight cut to social security since World War Two and for some families, this will mean losing up to a fifth of their income. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have seen a sharp […]