ACCESSING A FOODBANK () Christmas period 2016

To use a foodbank, you often need a “referral”.

Citizens Advice Birmingham can usually refer you to a foodbank but WE WILL BE CLOSED from Friday 23rd December, opening again Tuesday 3rd January.

If you need a food voucher in that time, you may be able to contact a local foodbank directly and find out how to get help.

Birmingham Central Foodbank will be open on Wednesday 21st December but then CLOSED until Wednesday 4th January.

Every effort has been made to provide correct information but there may be errors. Please don’t travel before checking with the foodbank(s). Foodbanks open over the Christmas period include (p1):

Wednesday 21st December and Quinton and Oldbury

Thursday 22nd December Sparkhill Handsworth

Friday B30 23rd December Smethwick Aston and Nechells Stechford Quinton and Oldbury Birmingham Central Mosque Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Saturday 24th Birmingham Central Mosque December Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Sunday 25th Birmingham Central Mosque December Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Monday 26th Birmingham Central Mosque December Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Tuesday Great Barr 27th December Erdington Birmingham Central Mosque Birmingham Christmas Shelter (am)

Wednesday Aston and Nechells 28th December Quinton and Oldbury Birmingham Central Mosque Foodbanks open over the Christmas period include (p2):

Thursday Erdington 29th December Handsworth Birmingham Central Mosque

Friday B30 30th December Smethwick Great Barr Aston and Nechells Stechford Quinton and Oldbury Birmingham Central Mosque

Saturday 31st Birmingham Central Mosque December

Sunday 1st January Birmingham Central Mosque

Contact details - more information: www.trusselltrust.org Aston and Nechells: 0121 359 0801

B30: 07582 143972

Erdington: 07474 683927

Great Barr: 0121 357 5399

Handsworth: 0121 507 0734 / 07400 191630

Quinton and Oldbury: 07732 157619 / 07732 157512

Smethwick: 0121 517 0141

Sparkhill: 0121 771 0464

Stechford: 07811 350778

Birmingham Central Mosque Highgate Street, Birmingham, B12 0XS Phone: 0121 440 5355 www.centralmosque.org.uk www.centralmosque.org.uk/3/160/christmas-soup-kitchen Open 4.30pm-5.30pm every day: Friday 23rd December until Sunday 1st January

Birmingham Christmas Shelter St George’s Hub, Great Hampton Row, Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3JG Phone: 07846 299 336 www.birminghamchristmasshelter.org Open 24 hours a day from Friday 23rd until Tuesday 27th December Meals at 8am, 1pm, 6pm approx.