Hart Foodbank - Fleet

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How Foodbanks Work: Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Food is donated: Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to a foodbank. Food is sorted and stored: Volunteers sort food to check that it is in date and pack it. Foodbanks partner with a wide range of professionals to identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher.
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to a foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days’ emergency food. Volunteers meet clients and are able to signpost people to agencies able to solve the longer-term problem. A typical food parcel includes: breakfast cereals, soup, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, tinned beans, meat, vegetables, fruit, tea or coffee, sugar, biscuits, snacks. In addition to food, each parcel contains a selection of toiletries, like shampoo and toothpaste, and household products, like toilet roll and washing powder. Hart Foodbank can usually adapt your food parcel to meet your dietary needs, for example, gluten free, halal or vegetarian. When you arrive at the foodbank centre, a volunteer will chat to you about any special dietary requirements you may have.
Call the local helpline - Please call 0808 278 7864 (Monday to Thursday 9.30 - 15.30) to speak to Citizens Advice Hart, a referral partner of Hart Foodbank, who will be able to issue you with a food bank voucher if necessary. Visitors MUST have been referred and/or received a voucher before attending.
The Hart Foodbank Fleet outlet is open Mondays: 13.30-15.00 and Thursdays: 11.00-12.30.

Kids Clothing Bank - an offshoot project of Hart Foodbank. Good quality clothes from 4-14 years. Open by appointment and located in the car park of Fleet Baptist Church. Contact Emma on email: emma@mabin.co.uk or mobile 07968 164288 to book an appointment. Deliveries made within a 3-mile radius.

About Christians Together in Fleet & Crookham

Churches Together has been active for over 20 years . The participating churches are: All Saints, St Philips and St James, Christ Church, Church Crookham Baptist, Fleet Baptist, Church on the Heath, Fleet Methodist, KC21, Church of our Lady, Holy Trinity, United Reform Church.

Christians Together in Fleet & Crookham Main Activities are LivingStones Christian Centre, FACCTS, Hart Foodbank, Kids Clothing Bank, Fleet Angels, 2030s and Anna Chaplaincy

*LivingStones - A community hub on Fleet High Street, providing facilities for communities to meet and resources to encourage Christians in their life journey,
*Fleet and Crookham Churches Together in Schools (FACCTS) - Employing four (part-time) schools workers and marshalling a band of volunteers to work in schools under the oversight of all the churches.
Hart Foodbank - Providing emergency food parcels to those in need through centres in Fleet, Hook, Odiham and Darby Green.
Kids Clothing Bank - Providing good quality children’s clothing to those in need. Children aged 4-14.
Fleet Angels - a night time initiative aiming to bring peace and support to those out late at night, both revellers and night time workers.
2030s - A group for young adults in their 20s and 30s that meets regularly for Bible study and social events.
Anna Chaplaincy - Seeking to meet the spiritual and pastoral needs of the elderly, particularly those in care homes, their families and carers. This project embraces the good work done by each member church and adds to it.

*Note that LivingStones and FACCTS are established as separate charities working with and as part of Christians Together in Fleet and Crookham.

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Free of charge.