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North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank

Impact Report 2024–25

North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank is a Trussell-network charity operating nine food bank outlets across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Their 2024/25 impact report covers 137,052 meals provided to 15,299 people, a Citizens Advice partnership unlocking £419,000 in financial gains, and the first year of a strategic plan moving from emergency food provision toward prevention, community hubs and financial empowerment.

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Emergency food parcels (9 outlets); The Bridge Food Project (membership-based food club); Citizens Advice on-site at 6 outlets; allotment growing project; Community Connect Spaces; seasonal treat bags; recipe cards; Harvest school assemblies (44 schools); advocacy via Guarantee Our Essentials campaign Custom geography from upload: Bristol / South Gloucestershire

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 137,052 meals provided across 9 outlets; 15,299 people supported including 5,573 children; 6,862 vouchers fulfilled; 141,951 kg of food distributed
Key Metric 2 Citizens Advice partnership delivered £419,453 in income gained or costs saved and £94,852 in debt managed for 636 people across 3,475 issues — averaging 5+ issues resolved per client
Key Metric 3 320+ volunteers gave 20,000+ hours; 13,187 kg of surplus stock shared with partner charities; 237% increase in meals provided over five years

Key Outcomes

  • Launch of first strategic plan in 2024 shifting from crisis response to prevention; Bridge Food Project supporting 20 member households (71 individuals) with £530 of food distributed weekly on average
  • Domestic abuse referrals surged 46%; rising cost of essentials remains top reason for referral at 23%; income delay cases dropped 26% suggesting improved benefit processing efficiency
  • 400+ Christmas treat bags with supermarket vouchers distributed; 30 primary school harvest assemblies delivered; Community Connect Spaces model launched at Mangotsfield and Patchway in partnership with Bristol Noise; plans for second Bridge project in Stoke Gifford

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