Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support.
Food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.
Our shopping list below shows the food items that we need right now.
If you are happy to drop-off food donations, please see the table below for our food collection point locations:
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Additional Information |
| Foodbank Warehouse, Units 7-9 First Avenue, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester le Street, DH2 1AG | 9.00am – 4.30pm Monday-Friday | Contact Number 0191 303 7434 |
| Any of our foodbank distribution points | Varied | See locations |
| Asda – Grangetown Asda – Seaham Asda – Ryhope Asda -Washington Morrisons – Seaburn Morrisons – Doxford Park Tesco – Houghton le Spring | Only food bought in store to be donated at these collection points |
| URGENTLY NEEDED FOOD ITEMS Long Life Fruit Juice Tinned Fruit Long Life Milk Coffee Tinned Potatoes |
| WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF Pasta Tinned Vegetables Meat Baked Beans Tinned Fish Toilet Rolls |
We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally, we share food with other foodbanks to help address shortages and support their work. This ensures that your donations reach people in need, wherever they are in the UK.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.