Oldham Foodbank

General information

How the Oldham foodbank works:

Food is donated:
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to the foodbank. All food given out by Oldham foodbank is donated.

Supermarket Collections are one of the main ways that food is donated: These are food drives held at local supermarkets where volunteers give shoppers a ‘foodbank shopping list’ and ask them to buy an extra item or two for local people in crisis.

Food is sorted and stored:
Volunteers sort food to check that it’s in date and pack it into boxes ready to be given to people in need.

Frontline care professionals identify people in need
Care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, CAB and police identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher.

Clients receive food
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to the foodbank where it can be redeemed for three days worth of food. Our volunteers then try to make the client feel as at ease as possible, they discuss their issues over a cup of tea and try to sign post the clients to other agencies who may be able to help resolve some of the long term issues they face.