How do we give out food?
Care professionals give out vouchers to single people and families. They can then exchange their vouchers for three days' nutritionally balanced tinned and dried food at the foodbank centre.
We also pack Emergency Food Boxes, each tailored to the families' or individuals' need. We normally give these to rural distributors for immediate delivery and a same-day delivery service from the foodbank warehouse ensures people can be helped effectively and quickly during a time of crisis.
The Salisbury foodbank also gives food in bulk to local institutions, charities and hostels. These include breakfast clubs for deprived children, a night shelter, a Women's Refuge, and a charity feeding homeless people - Morning Star.