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THAME FOODBANK

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Sharing Life Trust is a local charity that has run the Thame Foodbank since 2012 and helps to support local people who are struggling with their finances and need a little extra help to feed their family.

Click here to make a Financial Donation or become a Foodbank Friend

Need Help

We are here to support you.

How you can get help!

Get Help

We are committed to helping people who, for whatever reason, are unable to afford the basic foods that they need. Our aim is to provide a household with a food parcel that will deliver enough to feed them for about a week, whether it is one person, a couple or larger family.

We deliver each weekday Monday to Friday and the areas that we deliver to, include Thame, Chinnor, Watlington, Chalgrove, Stadhampton, the Milton’s, Wheatley, Long Crendon, Oakley, Brill and Haddenham.

To get help just call one of the numbers below, the phone is monitored between 9:30am and 1:30pm each weekday between Monday to Friday but if you call outside these hours, just leave a message and we will call you back. Alternatively if it is a food parcel that is required, you can click on the REFER SOMEONE Button below and complete an online form to request a food parcel

01844 397400

Getting Support from the Foodbank

Unlike most foodbanks because we live in a rural area, we deliver food to our clients, after first telephoning them to establish what they need.

If you require support or want to refer someone else please click on the REFER SOMEONE button below and complete the online form and we will call the person to follow up the referral.

REFER SOMEONE

Volunteer

We are always looking for extra volunteers to help with our foodbank, either packing food parcels or if you have a car delivering food parcels to our clients around the area.

For more information on all our volunteering opportunities click here

VOLUNTEER

GET EXTRA HELP WITH YOUR FINANCES

The energy crisis has come as a shock to us all. The organisations below may be able to provide emergency energy vouchers to top-up pre-payment meters:

National Debt Line: 0808 808 4000 Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm & Saturday 9:30am -1pm

StepChange: 0800 138 1111 Monday to Friday, 8am – 8pm & Saturday 8am – 4pm

Citizens Advice Thame`: They offer walk-in sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Phone line help is available on 0808 278 7907 – Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (not bank holidays)

Citizens Advice Bucks:- If your advice query can’t be resolved by looking at our online info or you cannot wait for us to reply to your email please do give us a call on the Adviceline 0808 278 7907. If you are in a food crisis please call our dedicated foodline on 01494 785660

DOWNLOAD the CAB – Support with the cost of living crisis leaflet

CAP Debt Help Telephone debt support 0800 328 0006. Book a free appointment. Monday to Thursday 9.30am–5pm, Friday 9.30am–3.30pm

**Please note that different organisations have different policies about who is eligible and how to apply. These may also change.

Click here to see how to – “Get help with utility bills”

DONATE FOOD

WE HAVE MULTIPLE COLLECTION POINTS

THAME

Thame Townhall

Waitrose

Sainsbury’s

St Mary’s Church

St Joseph’s Church

CHINNOR

Chinnor Co-op

Chinnor Village Centre

LONG CRENDON

The Vicarage (High Street)

HADDENHAM

Hadddenham Co-op