Food Banks in Brighton & Hove East Bevendean Food Bank - Church Hall, Norwich Drive, BN2 4LA. Open Wednesday 9:00-12:00 (10:00 over summer). Drop in with proof of postcode for people in Lower and Higher Bevendean, Moulsecoomb, Bates Estate, Saunders Park, Meadow View and Lewes Road corridor. The Cafe is also open from 9:00 - 12:00 every Wednesday with advisors on hand to give free advice on debts, benefits and housing. Contact: 07449 464695 or email [email protected]
Whitehawk Foodbank - St Cuthman's Church, Whitehawk Way, BN2 5HE. Open Wednesday 12:00-14:00. Referral only. Contact: 07941397648 or [email protected]
Roundabout Children's Centre - Whitehawk Road, BN2 5FL. Open Thursday morning from 9:00. Referral only through Children's Centre/health visitors, for local families with children under 5. Contact: 01273 290300 or [email protected] / [email protected]
The Vale Community Centre food bank - 17a Hadlow Close, BN2 0FH. Open Friday 12:30 - 13:30. Drop-in with proof of postcode; BN2 0F, BN2 0E, BN2 9D, BN2 9Y, BN2 9Z. Contact: 01273 571573 or [email protected]
West Salvation Army Foodbank - 159 Sackville Road, Hove, BN3 3HD. Open Friday 10:00-14:00. Referrals via phone, email and people can self-refer by turning up, ideally on Friday. Appointments can be arranged for other days preferably through a referral agency. Contact: 01273 323072/07954614838 or [email protected]
Hangleton and West Blatchington Food Bank - St George's Church Hall, 13 Court Farm, Hove, BN3 7QR. Open Wednesday 12.30-14:30. Referral only for residents in Hangleton, Knoll and West Blatchington. Contact: 07990631892 or [email protected]
The Purple People Kitchen - Portslade Town Hall, Victoria Road, BN41 1YF. Open Friday 12:00-14:00. Referral only, see Basic Banks website for referring agencies. Contact: 07789765933 or [email protected]
Moulsecoomb Children & Families Centre - Hodshrove Lane, BN2 4SE. Open Thursday 12.30 onwards. Referral only, for local children under 5 years old. Contact: 01273 294040 or [email protected] Shoreham Food Bank - St. John Ambulance building, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PA. Open Tuesday 10:00-12:00 and Friday 16:00-18:00. Referral only, see list on website for referring agencies. Contact: 07708384906 or [email protected]
Central/Citywide Brighton Food Bank - Calvary Church Building, Stanley Road, BN1 4NJ. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.30-15:00. Appointment and referral only service see website for list of referring agencies. Contact: 01273 695330 or [email protected]
Faith Alive Ministries Food Bank - The BMECP Centre, 10a Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZE. Open fortnightly, Friday 12:00 - 16:00. Referral only, for all types of students including families. Bring NUS Card. Food bank users can call and arrange to meet someone within 24 hours. Contact 07887473902 / 07796716753 or [email protected]
Voices in Exile - Fitzherbert Centre, 36 Upper Bedford Street, Brighton, BN2 1JP Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm: Drop In Tuesday's 10am-12.00pm. Refugees/ asylum seekers/ those with no recourse to public funds. Contact: 01273 328598 or [email protected]
Tarner Children's Centre - Ivory Place, BN2 9QE. Open Thursday from 9:00 onwards. Referral only, for local children under 5 years old and pregnant mothers. Contact: 01273 296700 or [email protected]
Food Bank at Brighton Women's Centre - 72 High Street, Brighton, BN2 1RP. Open Wednesday 12:30-14:30. Women can be referred or can self-refer by either going to a Peer Support drop- in session on Wednesdays 11.30am-1.30pm and Thursdays 5pm-7pm or by calling the centre. Short and long-term support for women and their families. Contact: 01273 698036 Extension 1 or [email protected]
Fresh Start Community Association - 131 Lewes Road, BN2 3LG. Open Thursday morning from 9:00. Registered families only. Contact: 01273 602157 or [email protected]
Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project (BUCFP) - 6 Tilbury Place, BN2 0GY. Open Tuesday and Friday 10:00-16:00 but closed for lunch 13:00-14:00 on both days. If someone is in dire need send them to BUCFP. Drop in for cheap/free lunch and small amounts of emergency food until client can complete food bank referral process. Always ring BUCFP first to let them know and keep this service for extreme emergency only. Contact: 01273 671213/601211 or [email protected]
YMCA DLG Youth Advice Centre - 11 St Georges Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB For 13 - 25 yr olds. A referral isn’t needed but food only goes to people living independently and the same rules as a food bank apply. Register at the drop-in from 3pm - 6pm any weekday. Young people should preferably also only use it as interim to a proper food bank referral. Contact 01273 624432 [email protected]