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Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support. We have permanent collection points across the region in supermarkets, our hubs, and various other locations and are always happy to advise if your church, school or organisation wants to arrange a collection.
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious 5 to 7 day supply of food.
Our shopping list shows the food items that we need right now.
If you are happy to drop off food donations, please see the table below for our food collection point locations:
| Donation Point | Location | Comments |
| Foodbank Warehouse, Shire Hill | Saffron Walden | Please place in black bin outside warehouse |
| Waitrose | Saffron Walden | Near the Basket Only checkout |
| Tesco Superstore | Saffron Walden | For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Express | Saffron Walden | For in-store shoppers only |
| Aldi | Saffron Walden | |
| QD | Saffron Walden | For in-store shoppers only |
| Saffron Walden Building Society | Saffron Walden | |
| Nationwide Building Society | Saffron Walden | |
| Crocus Medical Practice | Saffron Walden | |
| Tesco Superstore | Great Dunmow | For in-store shoppers only, next to Costa |
| Co-op | Great Dunmow | |
| Tesco Express | Stansted Mountfitchet | For in-store shoppers only |
| Touchpoint | Stansted Mountfitchet | Community Cafe, Crafton Green House |
| Co-op | Stansted Mountfitchet | |
| Tesco Express | Takeley/Canfield | For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Express | Elsenham | For in-store shoppers only |
If you have a smartphone you can also download the Bank The Food app, which will usefully alert you to our current “In Need” list when you visit a shop with one of our donation points. Alternatively you can visit our Amazon Wishlist and bulk-buy items which are delivered direct to our door.
We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people wherever in the UK they are.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.