About us
We believe that no one in our community should face hunger.
That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to people in Ely.
We are part of a nationwide community of food banks, supported by Trussell, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
Ely Foodbank was launched in 2012 by the local churches working in partnership with a diverse range of organisations and members of the public across the city.
It grew rapidly, adding distribution centres in neighbouring towns of March, Chatteris and Soham. Recognising that for people in crises transport can be an issue, other centres were also added: Cottenham, Haddenham and Waterbeach.
Motivated by Christian values and a concern for those in need we continue to operate in partnership with over 100 different organisations and well over 100 dedicated volunteers across the region. Although the scale of the food bank can seem large, each individual person who comes to us in crises is important to us, because we believe they are important to God. It is our privilege to try to help, without judging or pre-condition.
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