Can Hornsey Foodbank help you?

Our friendly registration team meets all guests to check if you’re eligible and explain how everything works.

If you think we might be able to help you, below is what you can expect from our foodbank.

Multiple green plastic crates stacked and filled with various packaged pasta and rice products, arranged in a grocery store or market.
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Step 1
Visit us

We are open every Thursday between 10.15am and 1pm at Middle Lane Methodist Church. The address and a map can be found by clicking the button below.

Find us
A woman and a man laughing and talking over a crate of groceries in a store decorated for Christmas.

Step 2
A warm welcome

As a registered charity, we need to demonstrate to the Charity Commission that we meet our stated purpose, which is the prevention or relief of poverty. We need to show that our guests satisfy the criteria for being in need.

For your first visit, we will ask for the following:

a) Photo ID (such as a passport, driving licence, travel/freedom card)

b) Either a referral from a professional body/person, a statutory agency or a charity or evidence of one of the following within the last 12 months:

  • receiving benefits

  • having no recourse to public funds (NRPF)

  • being on a low income or in debt (temporary hardship)

c) Proof of address within the last 12 months

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Step 3
Get support

We can provide you with a variety of fruits and vegetables, bread, dry food (including canned food and eggs), toiletries, and household items.

You might want to bring a sturdy bag or shopping trolley to carry everything home.

You are welcome to bring children with you.

If you cannot attend in person, we might be able to deliver food to you. Please email us at wearehornsey@gmail.com to find out more.

Advice services

We work with external advice agencies who visit Hornsey Foodbank on a regular basis.

Agencies that have previously attended include:

Diabetes UK

National Energy Action (NEA), a national charity focused on fuel poverty and provides energy advice

Shine London, a fuel poverty network and free energy advice service for Londoners

Haringey Talking Therapies, which offers support for a range of common mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, OCD, PTSD and more

Shaw Trust, a charity that helps people find and keep meaningful jobs

One You Haringey, who provide health advice and support