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Black Country Foodbank

Impact Report 2025

Black Country Foodbank operates a network of 27 foodbanks across Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall, supported by 350+ volunteers. In 2025 the charity provided 457,667 meals to 38,068 people in crisis, and donated over 20,900kg of surplus food to partner organisations. Preventative work expanded through fresh food micro grants, recipe bag cookery sessions, small cooking appliance distribution, and the Village Kitchen Experiment community food growing project.

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Network of 27 foodbanks; fresh food micro grants; recipe bag cookery sessions; small cooking appliances distribution; community food growing and cooking (Village Kitchen Experiment); partnership with Healthwatch Dudley; Safe Families/Home for Good project

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 457,667 meals provided across a network of 27 foodbanks in Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall
Key Metric 2 38,068 people supported including 23,440 adults and 14,628 children
Key Metric 3 20,914kg of surplus food donated to over 80 partner project organisations

Key Outcomes

  • 457,667 meals provided to people in crisis across the Black Country in 2025
  • 38,068 people supported across Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall through foodbanks and partner projects
  • 31 fresh food micro grants totalling £14,991 awarded to foodbanks, community groups and schools to improve nutrition and reduce food insecurity

Geography

West Midlands

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