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BDCA is a community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the disadvantaged East Ham area in the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our charity’s motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”. We strive to make a real and lasting difference to the quality of life of local people by redeveloping disused local spaces, promoting community cohesion, encouraging healthier lifestyles, tackling isolation and addressing the root causes of poverty.

Today in the UK there are families struggling to put food on the table. For people on low income a sudden crisis - illness, benefit delay or an unexpected bill - can push their finances over the edge, meaning there is nothing left to pay for groceries. Cupboards are bare and people are going hungry in our neighbourhoods today. we can't sit by and let that happen. Redbridge Foodbank is here to help anyone who is facing hunger because of a crisis - for the parents skipping meals so their children can eat, for the tenant forced to go hungry just to pay the rent, for the elderly person making the stark choice between heating or eating. Redbridge Foodbank is part of The Trussell Trust’s UK-wide network. We are part of a movement to help the many people affected by poverty and hunger in our society. We provide three days' emergency food and practical support to help people cope in a crisis, as well as give advice and signpost to other services in the are to help people recover, rebuild their lives and break the cycle of poverty. In 2021/22, The Trussell Trust’s Foodbank Network provided 2,173,158 three-day emergency food supplies and support to UK people in crisis. Of these, 832,109 went to children.