Poverty & Inclusion Health & Wellbeing 2025
Food Bank Aid

Food Bank Aid Report April 2024 – June 2025

Food Bank Aid supplies food banks across eight north London boroughs with exactly what clients need — from culturally appropriate food to baby milk and toiletries. In the 15 months to June 2025, the charity distributed 4,461,597 items worth £2,546,927, supporting 33 food banks and 20,000 guests weekly — including 5,000 children. Volunteers contributed 25,215 hours valued at £370,660. The charity now ranks in the top 5% of UK charities by size of distribution.

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20,000 food bank guests supported weekly; 4,900 households supported weekly; 5,000 children among weekly beneficiaries; 33 food banks supported across 8 London boroughs Key Metric 1
5 members of staff; 407 volunteers; 25,215 volunteer hours donated (77% volunteering weekly) Key Metric 2
£2,546,927 value of goods distributed over 15 months; £327,000 in Gifts in Kind; £370,660 value of volunteer hours; £1.3 million raised in March 2025 matched campaign; £56,000 raised in 2024 Schools Out campaign Key Metric 3
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Food distribution: 4,461,597 items distributed across 33 food banks in 15 months — 14,580 items per day, 6 days a week — including 848,923 pieces of fruit and veg and 403,658 eggs, meeting Public Health England Eat Well Plate recommendations Custom geography from upload: North London

📊Key Metrics

20,000 food bank guests supported weekly; 4,900 households supported weekly; 5,000 children among weekly beneficiaries; 33 food banks supported across 8 London boroughs Key Metric 1
5 members of staff; 407 volunteers; 25,215 volunteer hours donated (77% volunteering weekly) Key Metric 2
£2,546,927 value of goods distributed over 15 months; £327,000 in Gifts in Kind; £370,660 value of volunteer hours; £1.3 million raised in March 2025 matched campaign; £56,000 raised in 2024 Schools Out campaign Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Community engagement: 150 schools participated in food poverty assemblies and food drives raising £127,730 in goods; 407 volunteers gave 25,215 hours; interfaith and multicultural events including Diwali Basket Brigade and Mitzvah Day
  • Dignified, needs-led supply: Sourced culturally appropriate, age-relevant, and nutritionally specific items — including kosher, halal, cooking oil, baby milk, and nearly 300,000 toiletry items — filling gaps not met by standard food bank donations

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