News
17 Apr 20
Thank you for financial donations
We have received so many very generous cheques and BACS donations for which we are most grateful, but under the recent pressure, it hasn’t been possible to acknowledge them individually. So to ALL those who have contributed financially, please accept this as our heartfelt thanks for your generosity and recognition of receipt. We have just […]
14 Apr 20
At home shouldn’t mean at risk.
If you or someone you know is suffering from #DomesticAbuse, isolation rules do not apply. Police response & support services remain available. Find support at gov.uk/domestic-abuse or call 999 if you are in immediate danger. #YouAreNotAlone
3 Apr 20
NEWS FROM A FOODBANK!
A huge thank you to everyone of you who have kept on donating during these difficult and worrying times. We have had a big surge in financial donations which is fantastic and gives us options to maintain the warehouse and buy food. And you still manage to contribute food despite the lack of some items […]
3 Apr 20
Crimestoppers in the West Country alert!
Crimestoppers in the West Country have sent this to us to pass onto you. Please be very careful of scams – Report fraud or attempted fraud by contacting Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040. Please be careful out there!
31 Mar 20
New Government School voucher scheme
Please note that those whose children were getting free school meals will be covered by the government’s Covid-19 voucher scheme as of next week (6 April). Each family is to get £15 for each child from the government. This will then be in replacement of our support. After that we will only accept […]
26 Mar 20
IMPORTANT MESSAGE RE FUTURE WORKING OF FOODBANKS IN OUR AREA
The Taunton Foodbank board of trustees are looking at policy and strategic measures to ensure that the foodbank is able to continue to meet the needs of people in our community. They have been considering how they can best do that whilst ensuring the safety of their volunteers and clients whilst also following the Government […]
19 Mar 20
Schools’ Closure
For clarification, Taunton Foodbank and its hubs’ policy at this time in relation to school referrals is as follows: Families who are really in need and who have reduced income need can still be referred to us. However, we cannot help everyone and we are trusting SENCOs and PFSW to use their discretion […]
18 Mar 20
Taunton Foodbank Press Release
Taunton Foodbank thanks local community for ‘incredible’ response to Coronavirus crisis Taunton Foodbank has been providing food to people in crisis situations for almost 8 years and thanks to the generous support of local people we are in a good position to continue that service during the coronavirus epidemic. We are currently planning to continue […]
18 Mar 20
Our Covid 19 practices summary as of Wednesday 18 March
Rather than issue individual news items, we thought it easier to summarise on one page what we have done so far! We are trying to keep abreast of daily government guidelines and will keep you in the loop as and when we make changes to our system. DONATIONS: We have noticed an understandable increase in […]