Food banks in Bolton

Crescent Food Bank

Address: Prospect Street, Bolton BL1 3QH

Phone: 0333 772 6299

Website: https://crescentfoodbank.org.uk/

Crescent Food Bank’s aim is to prevent or relieve food poverty by providing food aid and relief goods; specifically, to operate a food bank for the benefit of the people of Bolton and surrounding areas. We are working to remove the need for food banks to exist in Bolton and surrounding areas.

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Urban Outreach

Address: Urban Outreach Office, Environ House, Salop Street, Bolton BL2 1DZ

Telephone: 01204 385848

Email: info@urbanoutreach.co.uk

Website: https://www.urbanoutreach.co.uk/

Urban Outreach is an innovative charity which is well respected locally. We find solutions to difficult and intractable social problems. We believe we can pull people together and make things happen. We have a well-established track record delivering excellent outcomes. Over the past 12 months individuals have been provided with critical support on over 120,000 occasions.

Trussel Trust

Trussell Trust supports a nationwide network of food banks and together they provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.

Visit Bolton CAB (Citizens Advice) office is at 1 Victoria Plaza, Oxford Street,BL1 1RD for more information or to request a referral for support.

Salvation Army

Address: 102 St George’s Rd, Bolton, BL1 2BZ, United Kingdom

Email address: bolton.citadel@salvationarmy.org.uk

Phone: 01204 365455

Salvation Army can provide:

Support to refugees
Budget & Debt Advice
Cafes and lunch clubs
Help with domestic abuse
Support for children
Tailored support for employment
Food bank
Help with homelessness
Sport & exercise

Community Grocery

Address: The Mill, Unit 11 Bury New Rd, Radcliffe, Bolton BL2 6QE

Phone: 01204 226511

Website: https://communitygrocery.org.uk/

All you need to do is to bring £5 for your annual membership fee*, and a couple of shopping bags to put your £4 shop in and then start shopping. It’s as simple as that! Once you’re a member, you can come along to the Community Grocery up to three times a week and fill up your basket. They also provide:

Cooking classes – delicious food on a budget
Money management
Life Skills
Debt advice
1-2-1 support

Horwich Foodshare- for the over 50’s

Email address: peter.wright1966@live.co.uk

Volunteers provide a free home delivery service of essential food items and toiletries to senior citizens and the most vulnerable. They also offer a befriending service by fully trained volunteers.