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Foodbanks
Get emergency food parcels if you are temporarily unable to provide for yourself.
There are a number of food banks in Barking and Dagenham that can provide emergency food parcels to help people who are temporarily unable to provide for themselves. Some of them require you to obtain a voucher in order to receive a food parcel, so check with them before you visit. Contact details are listed below.
If you are pregnant or have a child under four years old you could get Healthy Start food vouchers to help buy some basic foods.
Barking & Dagenham food banks and food clubs
| Centre | Address | Additional information |
| Al Madina Mosque |
The Hive, Community Building, 2 Victoria Rd, Barking, IG11 8PY Contact: Christina Rowe 02084788526 |
Food Club, Lunch Club, Community Kitchen Fridays 3.30pm - 4.30pm |
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(Trussell Trust) |
Elim Distribution Centre 93 Axe St, Barking, IG11 7LZ |
Monday 10.30am - 12.00pm Wednesday 10.30am - 12.00pm Friday 10.30am - 12pm |
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(Trussell Trust) |
Chadwell Heath Distribution Centre United Reformed Church, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6QS |
Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm. Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm. |
| Castle Point |
163 Bennett’s Castle Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3YJ Phone: 02022271927 |
Lunch club Monday- Thursday open 9:00am-3:00pm Friday 9:30am-2:00pm. |
| Church Elm Hub |
Dagenham Library, 1, Church Elm Lane. Dagenham, RM10 9QS Contact: Elyse 07578472508 |
Thursdays and Fridays 11am - 1pm. Agency referrals can be made through the LBBD website. |
|
(Trussell Trust) |
RCCG HOFC, The BEACON, 104 New Road, Dagenham, RM9 6PE |
Wednesdays and Saturdays 11am - 1pm. (Foodbank voucher referral system.)
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(Trussell Trust) |
Living Hope Centre, The Old Dagenham Methodist Church, Rainham Road South, Dagenham, RM10 8YB |
Tuesdays 5pm - 6pm. (Foodbank voucher referral system.) |
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(Trussell Trust) |
Flowing Rivers Centre, 112 Broad Street, Dagenham, RM10 9HP |
Thursday 6pm - 7.30pm (Foodbank voucher referral system.) |
| Dagenham Ummah Welfare Trust | 5 Newett Rd, RM8 2XT |
Food bank Tuesdays & Thursdays |
| 36, Maplestead Road, Dagenham, RM9 4XR | Saturday 2pm - 4pm. Users should bring their own bags. | |
| FoodCycle |
Al Madina Mosque, 2 Victoria Rd, Barking, IG11 8PY Contact: 02077292775 |
Every Sunday at 1pm (from 17th March 2024) Volunteers prepare and serve a free 3-course meal using surplus food from supermarkets and shops. Guests can take leftovers home. |
|
(previously William Bellamy) |
Frizlands Lane, Dagenham, RM10 7HX Contact: 02087241924 |
Community Food Club Wednesdays 12pm - 4pm. (Self-referrals or agency referrals can be made through the LBBD website) Foodbank Runs Last Saturday of every month 11am - 12.30pm. Donate £5 at the door and get £15 worth of essential items. Bring bags. |
| Hope Family Trust Food Bank (Trussell Trust) | Holy Family Catholic Church Centre. Oxlow Lane, Dagenham RM9 5XJ |
Offers halal and vegetarian ready meals plus fresh food parcels to cook at home. Saturdays 1-2pm. Click and collect available (for registered users). Also provides hygiene parcels every month to females who cannot afford these essential items. The first non-profit restaurant in Barking and Dagenham: Humdum Restaurant, 15 London Road, Barking IG11 8AA Open 7 days a week HMC Halal Vegetarian Vegan available |
| Hum Dum | The Ripple Centre, 121, Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 7PB | Saturdays 1pm - 2pm |
| Kingsley Hall Social Supermarket |
Kingsley Hall Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5NB Contact: Zaphira 02085921708 |
Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm. |
| London Riverside Church |
Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5PT Contact: 02085932241 |
Store City Food Bank. Tuesday -Friday 2pm - 3:30pm. Sunday 10am - 12pm. All clients must be referred via an email from a recognised referee e.g. local authority, health representative, school etc. |
| Marks Gate Community Hub |
Rose Lane, Marks Gate, Chadwell Heath, RM6 5NJ Contact: 02082704165 |
Community Food Club Wednesdays 11am - 1pm (Self-referrals or agency referrals can be made through the LBBD website) |
| Marks Gate Relief Project |
Rose Lane, Marks Gate, Chadwell Heath, RM6 5NJ. Contact: 077448057268 or email Asma.haq@mgrp.org.uk |
Foodbank and hot food services available 7 days a week by appointment ONLY. Drop in services (without an appointment available Monday 9am - 7.30pm & Wednesday 10am - 1pm. |
| Osborne Partnership |
Osborne Centre, Osborne Square, Dagenham, RM9 5AU Contact: 02085925742 |
Top Community Café Monday-Friday 10am - 2pm. Heat and eat- Soup, roll and warm space for the over 50’s Tuesday and Thursdays 11am - 2pm. £1.00. |
| Power House Community Network |
Unit 3 & 4, 280, Oxlow Lane Dagenham, RM10 8LP Contact: 02085175827 |
Food Bank Tuesday 10am - 1pm |
| Rethink Charity in partnership with Darul Ihsan Mosque | 86 Longbridge Rd, Barking IG11 8SF | Open every Saturday in Barking between 4 PM to 6 PM, providing warm meals to those in need. |
| St Chad's Church |
73, Eric Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6JH Contact: 02085978076 |
Not-for profit community café with affordable meals, open Tuesday 10am - 2pm. Closed during the summer. |
| St Thomas’s Church |
Burnside Road/Hayden Road, Dagenham RM8 2PA Contact: 02085989179 |
Food Pantry Monday 1pm - 3pm. Pop in for a cuppa, chat, listening ear and top up from the food pantry for those in need. |
|
(previously Sue Bramley) |
Bastable Avenue, Barking, Essex Contact: 02082706619 |
Community Food Club Friday 11am - 1pm. (Self referrals or agency referrals can be made through the LBBD website) |
| The Salvation Army |
240, Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 7DJ Contact: 02085942964 |
Fresh hot food daily 12pm - 1pm for rough sleepers and people in need. |
| The Shed |
St Johns’s House, 522 Gorsebrook Road, Dagenham, RM9 4XA Contact: 07955887695 |
Food Store Thursday 12.30pm-2.30pm No voucher required.£3.00.for 14 items plus extra for free. |
| The Community Food Club |
Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square,Barking, IG11 7NB Contact: Rebecca Hutchon |
The Community Food Club Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11am - 1.30pm Referrals from LBBD. Emergency free parcels provided. Warm spaces Monday-Friday 10am - 2pm |
| The Pit Stop |
Barking Learning Centre, 2, Town Square, Barking, IG11 7NB Contact: Lorraine Allen |
A drop in lunchtime café for those in poverty. Provides a free meal. Monday-Friday 11:45am-1:30pm |