Food parcels
1,264
emergency food parcels provided during 2020/21
Opening year
2012
the year our foodbank opened for the first time
Children in poverty
34%
of children in Halton are growing up in poverty
The Mersey Gateway is going green
In support of Widnes Foodbank and Runcorn and District Foodbank the bridge will be going green on 7th December.
Christmas and New Year opening times
We'll be making some adjustments to our opening times over the seasonal period. Find out everything you need to know.
Make a difference with your free time
If you share our belief that nobody should go hungry join our team of volunteers. There's roles for everyone.
Finding us is easy
We have foodbank centres, warehouse and office space across the town.
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Latest news
Keeping you in the loop with recent happenings at our foodbank.
We’re on the lookout for volunteers – could you help us?
Volunteers quite literally keep the wheels of our foodbank turning. As a non-profit charity, part of The Trussell Trust's UK-wide...
Launching our 2021 Christmas Food Appeal and the return of our Christmas Colouring Competition
At Widnes Foodbank we are encouraging the people of Widnes to "make this Christmas different" by supporting our work this...
Widnes Foodbank urges community to donate to Tesco food collection this Christmas
Christmas is supposed to be a season for joy and celebration – but for millions of families it is one...
Our new online Signposting guide is now available
As a foodbank charity we work to ensure that nobody in our community suffers in hidden hunger. To help us...
Recent Tweets
See what we've been saying on Twitter.
@WidnesFoodbank on 7th December 2021
The @merseygateway is going green tonight for Widnes Foodbank and @RuncornFoodbank 💚
@WidnesFoodbank on 7th December 2021
Retweet RT Year 5 have decorated their tree with an Advent promise chain. We have also put our faith into action by donating t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@WidnesFoodbank on 6th December 2021
Our Christmas colouring competition closes next Monday! Enter today and you could win a prize! widnesfoodbank.org.uk/competition
@WidnesFoodbank on 6th December 2021
For anyone finding themselves alone or struggling this Christmas St Paul's Church have organised a free Christmas D… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…