Lidl RDC - Avonmouth

Our Foodbank has been open for eleven years. During that time, we have helped more than 75 000 people who have been referred to us because they are in crisis. These visitors have all received three days of free emergency food from us. At our outlets in Avonmouth, Henbury, Hotwells, Lawrence Weston & Severn Beach, visitors always find a warm welcome and a listening ear along with much needed food, access to fuel vouchers and other important advice. We create a warm, friendly and inviting space where people feel strengthened and reassured. Members of our team are always happy to spend time sitting with visitors. As one of our clients put it, 'When you’re at your lowest point, the hosts and hostesses always seem to pick you up, dust you down and send you on your way with a kind word and a strengthened soul."

We are a foodbank with 9 different centres reaching and feeding around 1400 people a month. Our donation levels just can't keep up with our referrals, so we need your help to help the people in our area that need it most.

We support young people and families across South Gloucestershire who are facing financial hardship by providing essential food, educational, and hygiene supplies. Much of our work focuses on neighbourhoods among the most deprived in the country, where poverty and lack of basic resources can make it difficult for children and families to thrive. Patchway is recognised as one of South Gloucestershire’s priority neighbourhoods, with many areas among the most deprived 20% nationally. That’s why we launched the 'Patchway Community Food Hub', which offers free, dignified, no-referral access to free food and hygiene essentials for residents across Patchway and Charlton Hayes. This service restores a much-needed community lifeline, ensuring everyone has a warm, welcoming place to turn to when times are tough. --- In Romania, we are committed to expanding the Vision in a Backpack initiative providing children facing disadvantage with fully equipped school backpacks. Each backpack is filled with high quality stationery and learning materials which enabled each child to express themselves and above all learn. We will continue working with Romanian charities and NGOs on projects aligned with our shared mission. Alongside these partnerships, we remain dedicated to improving school facilities and infrastructure in disadvantaged communities. Regrettably, due to increased transportation and customs costs following Brexit, our Bristol-based Christmas Gift Box appeal remains on hold until at least 2027.