Food donations

You can leave food at the following donation points:

• Waitrose - Wallingford - the box is by the checkouts.
• The Fountain Community Hub, 21b St Mary's Street. Open Tuesday – Friday 10-2pm, more details here.
• Several churches in the area
• The Food Bank on a Monday, Thursday, or Friday morning, between 10.00am and 12pm. We also receive donations on a Wednesday morning between 9 and 10.00am.
• Ridgeway Church – Wood Street entrance where there is a donations box.
• Benson Co-op, Woodcote Co-op, and Dorchester Co-op all have donation boxes for us

Donated food should have a Use By or best before date of at least 3 months ahead.

If you have fresh food to donate, please bring it to The Fountain Community Hub for the Community Fridge.

Our needs

For up to date information as to our needs for specific items please like and follow our FaceBook page or download the free app Bank the Food from the 'App store'.

Please register on it and ‘follow’ Wallingford Emergency Food Bank (It is easy to find us if you enter OX10 (or RG8 for Woodcote) in postcode search).

On arrival at any of the supermarkets listed, the app will ping the phone with a list of the most urgent items the food bank needs.

Equally a user can check the app at any time to see what is urgently needed and shop wherever they choose.

Financial donations

Please donate money online via the Charities Aid Foundation here. Gift Aid is available while making your donation.

You can also leave an envelope marked 'Food Bank' in The Fountain Community Hub with your donation enclosed. Cheques should be made payable to 'Wallingford Emergency Food Bank'. Gift Aid forms can be downloaded here or are available at The Fountain Community Hub.