News

15 Jun 23

Thanks to the Fulwood Fete!

Throwback to the weekend, and the wonderful Fulwood Fete, with sunshine, happy faces all around, and a lovely community vibe ☀️ Thank you to everyone who attended the fete, and supported S6 Foodbank, and Weston Park Cancer Charity – you’re all brilliant! And shout out to the organisers too 🤩 Same time next year?!

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12 Jun 23

A Smorgasbord of fun!

Another thank you to share! To Sarah and team who organised a ‘Smorgasbord’ of entertainment at Walkley Community Centre on Saturday, raising a brilliant £646 Here are a few pictures from what was a superb evening’s fun.

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12 Jun 23

Thank you Zoe!

We’ve had so many fundraisers taking place over the past few days, so lots of thank you’s to share. Starting off with a sugary, cakey, all-things-sweet-and-delicious thank you to Zoe, who organised a bake sale, and raised a fantastic £142 for us. Zoe – you are definitely our Star Baker

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12 Jun 23

Another record breaking week

Another record-breaking week for us at Sheffield S6 Foodbank.   We share our figures to demonstrate just how much work is going on in our communities to support people, not because we’re proud of hitting such huge figures 😟   👉 Last week, we supported just under 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ households across the city, or just under […]

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5 Jun 23

3 Peaks Challenge: conquered!

Thank you to Nicola, Pete, Emma and Richard who completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in May, raising money to support us, and two other charities. Here’s Nicola’s story: “We had a guide for the walk called Sam, who we lovingly nicknamed Sadist Sam as he pretty much marched us up and down the peaks! […]

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31 May 23

Change Lab reflections

We were lucky enough to work with students from The University of Sheffield’s ‘Change Lab’ programme recently. Change Lab is a social action programme developed in-house by Sheffield Students’ Union to support students who want to run meaningful social action projects in the local area. Here are some reflections from some of the students who […]

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31 May 23

Volunteers Week 2023

“I volunteer on the phonelines for S6 Foodbank, which involves working from home and taking calls from our foodbank guests who are in need of a referral that week. We have a great team and we make sure we keep in touch during the 3 hour sessions and also in a zoom debrief at the […]

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16 May 23

204th Sheffield Guides – thank you!

Huge shout out to the 204th Sheffield Guides for their fabulous fundraising efforts!   The girls held a fundraising evening earlier this month, after planning activities including ‘name the dog’, a raffle, a food collection, and lots more!   They raised a huge £650 – just brilliant!   Thanks so much to all the Guides, […]

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11 May 23

Trussell Trust figures 📈

Last year, food banks in The Trussell Trust network saw the highest ever levels of need. Between April 2022 and March 2023, almost 3 million emergency food parcels were distributed. This is more than double the amount compared to five years ago. At Sheffield S6 Foodbank we’re working tirelessly to help people in our local […]

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11 May 23

More than food

Did you know: at each of our 11 foodbank sites we provide support and advice to address the financial crisis being faced by guests. Our trained volunteers and partner agencies provide support with debt, benefits, budgeting, housing, employability and support with mental health and wellbeing. By supporting us, you’re helping us support local people away […]

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