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Over one thousands families in Warwickshire turn to food banks or soup kitchens each month for help, and many others can be eligible for assistance is they applied. There are several locations that people can turn to for a hot meal or maybe a parcel of free food, and volunteers from the centres will also provide other support to the clients, such as signposting and advice.

Free food parcels from national not-for profit

The main free Trussell Trust centre food banks in Warwickshire are located below. These locations will not only offer a balanced parcel of groceries and non-perishable items, but there may also be fruits, meats, and items such as milk. They are the largest food poverty fighting charity organisation in the UK, and several locations support Warwick and the rest of the region.

Also, volunteers and staff from the Warwickshire locations will refer a client to other resources for their needs, whether it is a charity scheme, meal site or provide other aid.

• St Johns Church is located on Warwick Rd, Kenilworth, CV8 1HY. This centre supports residents local to the Kenilworth area, and it may have parcels and other support. The phone number is 07532 064 801.
• St Peter’s is part of Trussell Trust. Address is Warwick Road, Kineton Warwick, CV35 0HN.
• Residents in Coventry can drop in at Mosaic Church, Sparkbrook Street, Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 5LB. Call them at 024 7663 3500.
• FoodBank Warehouse & Distribution Centre for Stratford upon Avon is at the Tesco Superstore. Of course people can shop there, but they also give free vouchers, fruits, veggies, and other goods. Address is Birmingham Road, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 0UA. Telephone – 07884 418 732.
• St. Mary Church covers the city of Warwick. In fact, they also have 9 partner churches they work with in fighting hunger. Address is St Mary’s Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1JW, and telephone is 07850 293383.
• Jubilee House in Kenilworth is open on Tuesday only. They give out free toiletries, groceries, parcle of food, and other goods from Jubilee House at Smalley Place, Kenilworth, CV8 1QG.
• Holy Trinity is also part of the network. The distribution center is located at Old Town, Stratford Upon Avon.
• The Alcester Methodist Church is located at Priory Road, Alcester, B49 5DX, 07733551926.

For any of the locations of the Trussell Trust Network above, a voucher is needed from a care worker. For individuals that have that, they may be entitled to a parcel of emergency food, and it may have enough items to last for a few days.

Locate additional food bank centres in Warwickshire County

Leamington and Warwick area has a Foodbank for people with a local connection. It is located at St. Pauls church on Leicester Street. The charity will have non-perishable items that may be provided to those in poverty or people waiting for their benefits to start. The location is open on Thursdays from 1 to 3 pm and is also open on Tuesdays from 10am to noon.

A free soup kitchen and clothes closet is Helping Hands Community Project. The charity helps families living in poverty and the homeless. There are hot meals from the cafe, Christmas gifts or dinners, sleeping bags for the homeless, shoes, toiletries and other aid. they also give referrals, work supplies and more. The address is 12 Gloucester Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1EE, telephone 01926 743486.

The Warwickshire Council partners with many of these food banks. The locations will offer vouchers to individuals that qualify based on income or if they are threatened by a crisis. They also coordinate conferences that involve health care professionals, volunteers, and others from the community in an effort to advocate for people that are facing food poverty.

There are also collection points in all of the government and council buildings in the county. Anyone from the community can bring items to these centres, whether it is a canned item or perishable goods. The council will then provide them to the vulnerable in the county by partnering with the food distributions centres.

Another food assistance programme from the council is available from the local welfare scheme. This will provide immediate, emergency support to people in a crisis, and one use of the council funds is for providing boxes of food or meals. There are also partnerships in place with many other organisations that can help families in poverty address the cause of their hardship, and find more details on the Warwickshire welfare scheme.

Jubilee House is a centre that can provide nutritionally balanced food and meals to clients. The phone number is 07532 064801, and the location will partner with St. John’s church and volunteers on this effort. The boxes may have coffee, baby nappies, and other items.

Holy Trinity Parish Centre as well as United Reform Church cover the Stratford area. They always need donations from the community, and call 07884 418732.

The Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA can provide help to the homeless and people sleeping rough, among others. Part of this will include a hot meal, and the address is Endeavour Court, 20 Chelmarsh Daimler, Green Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3LB. Dial 02476 597009.