To ask about donating to foodbanks?

[KatieGoesKaboom]

If I've got a spare fiver am I better going to Asda and buying £5 worth of whatever I think the foodbank might need and putting in the donation trolley, or am I better just finding the foodbank website, like this one warrington.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/ and donating the money?

It seems to me that they could probably buy more food (and exactly what they need) with our money than we can, and they probably need money to run the places anyway.

Is money better than a food donation?

We stay in hotels, nice hotels, a lot. I always keep all of the toiletries, tea, coffee etc (no one can strip a hotel room faster than me). A few times a year I them bag them up and drop into the food bank. By the way I also always put stuff in each week. What would be a great idea would be if there were a few reminders as you were shopping, unless I post FOOD BANK on my list it.

I see a few PPs think it's a disgrace we need food banks, and that the benefit system should cover it.

Because it is.

It is a disgrace that people need to turn to a foodbank to feed themselves and their family - more reason to ensure that you donate. Each week I check the website for the local foodbank to see what they are short of - if everyone who could did the same, there would be a lot less hungry people this Christmas.

I spoke to a volunteer at the local foodbank and she said their best collections come from the more deprived areas and less from more affluent parts of the country.

I do a mini shop alongside our own every week plus catfood. I've volunteered in a food bank and as other posters have said, many recipients are single people rather than families with children- and they often don't have access to oven or any storage space- maybe just a microwave or single hob.

I'm really not judging anyone's choice of donation but dried pulses, rice etc and things like chickpeas aren't always welcome- many people accessing the service also have limited cooking skills. It would be lovely to think of people rustling up cheap nutritious daals and casseroles but that is not the norm.

I only ever donate things of the same quality as my own shopping but I chose stuff on BOGOF or discount offers. Tins of tuna, Uncle Ben, pasta sauce, coffee - and things like ketchup, nutella, mayo etc. I'll deffo buy sugan now as well.