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Foodshare Maidenhead

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Foodshare Maidenhead

Crisis food bank, a members shop, community meals, and drop-in food services for the homeless and anyone facing hunger.

Our mission is to nourish, empower, and connect our community. MAIDENHEAD FOODBANK PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS. Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill or are on a low income. A simple bag of food makes a big difference. WHO DONATES FOOD
Schools, churches, Supermarkets, businesses and individuals donate food to us at

the Maidenhead Foodbank. We have a team of volunteers who can pick up food parcels from around the area. Large collections often take place as part of Harvest Festival and Christmas celebrations. FOOD IS SORTED AND STORED
Volunteers sort food and pack it into bags ready to be given to people in need. PROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY PEOPLE IN NEED
Foodbanks partner with a wide range of care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, CAB, SMART and the police to identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher. CLIENTS RECEIVE FOOD
Foodbank clients bring their voucher to the Maidenhead foodbank centre where it can be redeemed for three days’ emergency food. We are able to deliver food bags to the elderly or people who are unable to get to us. MAKING DONATIONS
We have set opening times for receiving donations (unless otherwise arranged) 07782 345 935
Please feel free to come along
Wednesday evenings 6pm to 7:30pm
Saturday mornings 9am to 11am

05/06/2026

🥕🍎 Can You Help FoodShare Source Fresh Fruit & Veg? 🍓🥦

At FoodShare, we believe everyone deserves access to healthy, nutritious food. Fresh fruit and vegetables are some of the most valued items we provide, helping families create healthy meals at home.

We’re currently looking for businesses, wholesalers, growers, suppliers, or anyone with connections in the fruit and vegetable industry who can help us source fresh produce at the best possible prices.

If you think you could help us access quality fruit and vegetables at competitive rates, we would love to hear from you.

Every pound saved helps us support more local people in need.

Please get in touch by sending us a message or emailing us at [insert email address].

Thank you for helping us put healthy food on local tables. 💚
Contact [email protected]

28/05/2026

🍽️ VOLUNTEER COOKS & CHEFS NEEDED 🍽️

FoodShare is looking for experienced cooks, chefs, or confident home cooks to join our community café cooking team.

We provide a warm meal for around 20 people in our community café on Wednesday evenings, and we are looking for volunteers who would enjoy being part of a rota system helping make that happen.

🕒 Time commitment:
Approximately 2 hours a month,
Wednesdays from around 3:30pm to 5:30 pm

👨‍🍳 What we are looking for:
• Someone confident and independent in a kitchen
• Able to come in and begin the cooking process before the main volunteer team arrives
• Comfortable preparing a simple meal for around 20 people
• Friendly, reliable and community-minded

This role would really suit:
• chefs
• retired caterers
• experienced cooks
• confident home cooks who enjoy cooking for others

You would not be expected to do this every week. The role would work as part of a rota, so even occasional help would make a huge difference.

❤️ Good food brings people together, and these meals mean far more than just a plate of food to many people who attend.

If you may be interested in helping, please send us an email.
Please email: [email protected]

14/05/2026

This week, FoodShare urgently needs: Cooking Sauces

We are genuinely worried about the growing food crisis facing so many local families.

Our shelves are lower than we can ever remember, and every week we are seeing more people coming through our doors who are working, trying their absolute best, but simply cannot keep up with the rising cost of living.

With the school holidays approaching, we know the pressure on families will only increase. A simple jar of cooking sauce may not seem like much, but to a struggling family, it can mean proper meals on the table for several days.

We are asking the community, if you possibly can, please help us start rebuilding our food stocks now before the summer holiday demand hits even harder. Even donating just one item a week can make a real difference to somebody facing a crisis.

Thank you for continuing to stand beside local families when they need it most ❤❤

The items we desperately need are:
* Cooking sauces
* Tinned meat
* Tea bags
* Small rice packs
* Long-life essentials
* Family meal basics

03/05/2026

📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – JOIN FOODSHARE

Could you spare a few hours to help your local community?

At FoodShare, we support over 450 people every week.
We simply could not do this without our volunteers.

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🧡 VOLUNTEER ROLES (On-site)

Saturday mornings

* 8:50am – 11:15am

Wednesday evenings

* 4:20pm – 6:15pm

What you might do:

* Help sort and organise food
* Support in the food hall
* Assist visitors in a friendly, welcoming way
* Be part of a brilliant, supportive team

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🚗 DRIVERS & COLLECTION TEAM NEEDED

We are also looking for drivers with their own cars to help collect food from local supermarkets.

Collection slots include:

* Tuesday evenings
* Thursday evenings
* Friday evenings
* Saturday mornings
* Plus flexible daytime cover (reserve volunteers)

What’s involved:

* Collect surplus food from local stores
* Bring it back to FoodShare
* Be part of a rota (team system, not every week)

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🌟 WHY JOIN US?

* Make a real difference in people’s lives
* Meet a fantastic community of volunteers
* Flexible rota system
* No experience needed – just kindness and reliability

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📩 GET INVOLVED

Email us directly or come and have a chat during a session.
We would love to welcome you to the team.
[email protected]

31/03/2026

What an INCREDIBLE day at our Waitrose Maidenhead food drive on Friday 27th March! 🎉

From 8am right through to 8pm, the generosity was just amazing. Thanks to the kindness of shoppers, we collected a fantastic 33 crates of food to help support local people in need.

A huge, heartfelt thank you to Waitrose Maidenhead for hosting us and to all their wonderful customers who donated; every single item makes a real difference.

And of course, we couldn’t have done it without our brilliant volunteers who gave up their time, energy, and smiles throughout the day. You were all amazing 💚

This is what community looks like. Thank you for being part of it.

27/03/2026

Our wonderful volunteers are at Waitrose Maidenhead today running a much-needed food drive 💚

🕗 Today only | 8am – 8pm

If you’re nearby, please do pop in and say hello 👋
Our team would love to chat and tell you a bit more about what we do at FoodShare.

And if you’re able to help, even just one item added to your shop makes a huge difference to local families who need support right now 🛒

Every donation really does count.

Thank you so much for your support 💛

10/03/2026

New FoodShare drop-off point
Go through the big metal gates.
You will see a shelter with donation boxes underneath.
Please leave your items in the boxes. Thank you. ❤

09/03/2026

A group of volunteers from Foodshare helped celebrate the Festival of Colours, or Holi at Oaken Grove Park in Maidenhead last weekend.

Holi is a major festival in the Hindu calendar which marks the start of spring and sees visitors showered in colourful paint powders known as gulal.

The Foodshare stall was in the thick of the action as DJ Bhav pumped out his music to the crowd, with more than 500 people showered in colourful paint powders. Our volunteers entertained young and old festival goers with a range of games while explaining our charity’s operations in the town.

The festival was organised by the Sanatan Parivar (TSP), which is dedicated to working with local groups and charities. There was a wonderful atmosphere, and we were thrilled to have been invited.

Thanks to the Foodshare volunteers who gave up their Sunday afternoon, and we hope they managed to get the colours out of their hair and clothes! 🫶

17/02/2026

Our stocks are reducing fast.

We are currently concentrating on just a few essential items.
If you are able to donate even one non-perishable item from the list below, we would be truly grateful.

You can find the full list on our website:
www.FoodShare.Charity

When shopping, please look out for the FoodShare Maidenhead poster on the donation basket at the end of the till, as not all store collections come directly to Maidenhead.

If you are ever unsure, you are very welcome to donate directly to us.

Donation drop-off times:
Wednesdays, 4:30pm to 6:00pm,
Saturdays 9:30am to 11:00am

Thank you for supporting local families. ❤

31/01/2026

Schools Out at FoodShare!

One of our long-serving volunteers, Kevin, also works with ABC To Read, a Berkshire charity supporting children’s reading. While at St Luke’s Junior School in Maidenhead, he noticed FoodShare listed among the local charities the school supports and met with Headteacher Mrs Stevenson to discuss pupils visiting the foodbank.

During January and February, pupils from Years 5 and 6 (aged 9–11) visited the FoodShare facility at Reform Road for one-hour tours each Friday. Each visit included 12 pupils and two teachers. They learned how FoodShare operates, how people access support through vouchers, and why the service is vital to the local community.

Pupils then became volunteers themselves, helping to sort donated food. The enthusiasm was electric, and everyone got fully involved.

The visits were so successful that Mrs Stevenson organised a non-uniform day, with pupils asked to donate food to the foodbank. On their next visit, pupils brought donations and sorted their own food into the correct crates. Their enthusiasm led to even more food being collected for a second drop-off the following week.

A huge thank you to the pupils, staff and parents of St Luke’s Junior School!

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N09 Reform Road, Maidenhead. SL6 8BY
Maidenhead
SL61LL

Opening Hours

Wednesday	5pm - 6:30pm
Friday	12:30pm - 2pm
Saturday	9:30am - 11:45am

Website

https://foodshare.charity/

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