News
28 Jul 21
Hackney Foodbank Vacancy for a People and Training Manager
Hackney Foodbank have an exciting new opportunity and are looking for a new People and Training Manager to manage all aspects of volunteering at the organisation, lead on the developing of an Equality Diversity Inclusion strategy and Wellbeing policy as well as administering the training and development of all staff members. If you have significant […]
14 Jul 21
Hackney Foodbank Donation Drive Event at Five Points Taproom
The Five Points Brewing Company is an independent brewery based in Hackney on 61 Mare St, London, E8 4RG, brewing with a commitment to quality and the community since 2013. They champion flavour, provenance, consistency and quality, and their range of award-winning beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised for a better flavour and aroma. They also […]
30 Jun 21
Summer Lunch Club – Free lunches for children this school summer holiday
With support from amazing local businesses and organisations like The Duke of Richmond, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, Ustwo as well as working with The Beehive, Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches from all of our distribution centres, Mon – Thurs & on Saturdays across 6 weeks during the school summer holiday, 26th […]
25 May 21
Lunch Club – Free Lunches for Children this May Half Term
With help from amazing local businesses like Andi Oliver‘s Wadadli Kitchen, Climpson & Sons, The Duke of Richmond, The Proof Bakery, and Idia’s Community Kitchen charity, Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches from all of our distribution centres, Tues- Fri during the May half term from 11.30am onwards between 1 – […]
28 Apr 21
Support from ustwo
Ustwo, a fantastic digital studio who also run great initiatives to help young Londoners develop their career in the digital and creative industry, have kindly donated an amazing amount of £8,000 to Hackney Foodbank! From Michelle Capocefalo, Growth Partner at Ustwo: ustwo is a digital design studio. We have a global footprint, but we’re […]
27 Apr 21
Support from Lewis Global Communications
Lewis Global Communications is a global marketing a PR agency and one of their employees, Josh Bygrave was recently gifted £1000 to donate to a charity of his choosing. Josh wanted to give to a food bank which helped a lot of people and he chose Hackney Foodbank! From Josh Bygrave, Copywriter at Lewis Global […]
29 Mar 21
Free School Lunches For Children This Easter Half Term
With the amazing help of local businesses and organisations like The Duke of Richmond, The Prince Arthur, Climpson & Sons, The Proof Bakery, Chick ‘n’ Sours, Rosemary Works School, Andi Oliver‘s Wadadli Kitchen and Gray’s Inn Kitchen, Hackney Foodbank will be handing out children’s free school lunches from all of our distribution centres, every day […]
19 Mar 21
Support from The Little Wine Shop
The Little Wine Shop opened in 2018, with the ambition to be a neighbourhood shop which sells good wine to the good people of Stoke Newington. Since then they have been building their business by establishing close relationships with their customers who are drawn from the local community. In December 2020, they donated a generous amount of £1500 […]
17 Mar 21
Support from Agilia
From Ben Duffill, Corporate Manager of Agilia: It’s a pleasure for us to support Hackney Foodbank; the amazing work you do is making a big difference to the lives of those most in need. We at Agilia care deeply about our community, so it’s important to us to make this donation. Thanks to all of […]
11 Mar 21
Kye Lockwood joins Hackney Foodbank as CEO to lead on its organisational restructure
Hackney Foodbank is delighted to announce the appointment of Kye Lockwood as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). An inspirational leader, Kye, joins Hackney Foodbank from Social Action for Health, where he led a dedicated team of staff, volunteers, session workers and associates who shared a passion to create a fairer society. The CEO role he […]