News | Dundee and Angus Foodbank

11 Jun 23

A Future Without Foodbanks

One week ago, the Scottish Government published its long-awaited vision for creating a Scotland without foodbanks, entitled Cash-First. Before we get into the detail, let us set the context. For this, we must journey back over a decade to April 2013 when the Welfare Reform Act was implemented by the coalition government of former UK […]

10 Jun 23

Super Store Collections

On Thursday 8th June we held a collection at ASDA Forfar where we received 395Kg of food from the generous customers. Many thanks to the Staff, Customers and our Volunteers.

9 Dec 21

Doorstep Glass Recycling and Scott Brothers butchers are teaming up to provide 1,000 free Christmas meals to those in need.

The two Dundee businesses are teaming up to provide 1,000 free Christmas meals to those in need. The hot dinners, funded by donations from customers of Doorstep Glass Recycling, will be delivered by butchers Scott Brothers. The recycling start-up, which collects glass from customers’ homes, is a strong supporter of local foodbanks, committing a percentage […]

5 Dec 21

Frame Focus Capture Photography Christmas Giveaway in support of Dundee & Angus Foodbank

Story I ran a giveaway a few years ago to raise money for the foodbank with a helicopter trip as a prize and decided to do one again with many more prizes rather than just one big prize. Hopefully this will generate more entries but more importantly, raise more funds for the charity. Everyone who […]

26 Nov 21

A big thank you to Carly and Mia

A big thank you to Carly and Mia, S3 pupils at Morgan Academy, for their wonderful donation of advent calendars and selection boxes.

18 Nov 21

A huge thank you to all those who donated at our Tesco Collection Days in Dundee and Angus. A total of 3612kg of food was generously donated.

20 Oct 21

Whitfield distribution centre

As of 2nd November 2021 the Whitfield distribution centre will be closed on Tuesdays, however the centre will continue to operate as normal on a Friday from 11 – 1 pm.

1 Apr 21

Closed for Easter Weekend

Dundee Foodbank will be closed on Good Friday (2nd April) and Easter Monday (5th April). We will be back open as normal on Tuesday 6th April. Wishing everyone a Happy Easter weekend.

30 Nov 20

Warehouse Donation Day: Sunday 20th December 12-3pm

Our annual donation day will be taking place on Sunday 20th December at our warehouse. As has been the case with everyone, this has been the most challenging of years. We’ve seen a surge in the number of people requiring emergency food provision over the last few weeks, and this number is only set to […]

4 Nov 20

New opening times for our Whitfield Foodbank

We have changed the opening hours of our Foodbank in Whitfield. It will now be open on the following days and hours; Tuesdays: 12pm-2pm Fridays: 12pm-2pm. It will still be based at the Lifegate Church, 14 Haddington Avenue, DD4 0RN. If any agency needs to make a referral for collection at our Whitfield Centre, please […]

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