About
About the Foodbank Network
Basingstoke Foodbank is part of the Trussell network, an anti-poverty charity and community of Foodbanks.
Our foodbank is part of the Trussell network of 428 foodbanks. Together we are working to tackle food poverty and hunger in our local communities, as well as across the UK.
The Foodbank Network was founded in 2004 after four years of developing the original foodbank based in Salisbury. Since then Trussell (then called The Trussell Trust) has helped communities work together to launch foodbanks nationwide in a wide range of towns and cities.
In 2023/24, food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network provided 3,121,404 three-day emergency food supplies and support to UK people in crisis. Of these, 1,144,096 were distributed for children.
As a network, we want to see more people helped out of crisis and fewer people needing foodbanks in the future. That’s why Trussell and local foodbanks are working together to ensure we help work towards long term solutions as well as food.
To find out more about Trussell visit trussell.org.uk.