News
29 Nov 18
2018 Christmas Appeal
This year, January-October 2018, we have helped 8,333 local residents living in crisis, by supplying over 74,900 meals (this is more than a meal for everyone at a capacity Murrayfield Stadium!). EFP staff and volunteers have also been working hard to develop our foodbank centres into Support Hubs where clients can collect food parcels, have […]
12 Nov 18
Harvest 2018
We have had the most amazing Harvest with a total of 9,377kg of stock donated from 31 schools and 20 faith groups. Donation (Kg) School 385.4 Blackhall Primary School 39.6 Bonlay Primary School 215.4 Broughton Primary 390.4 Clermiston Primary School 12.3 Clermiston Nursery 71.2 Clifton Hall School 42.5 Clovenstone Primary Westerhailes 33.9 Corstorphine Nursery 359.3 […]
25 Oct 18
Craigmillar Foodbank Library
One of our amazing (and creative) volunteers has designed a portable bookshelf for our Craigmillar foodbank centre. All of our foodbank clients are welcome (and encouraged) to take a book home with them, they are then able to swap it out for another one, or to keep it to read again and again. It is […]
25 Oct 18
We Are Recruiting!
We are so excited to announce, we are RECRUITING! Warehouse Manager 24 hours per week (potential to increase to 32 depending on funding) £18,270 FTE Volunteer Manager 20 hours per week £18,270 FTE If you think you have what it takes to be part of the EFP team, follow this link.
4 Oct 18
More Than Food
Foodbanks could play pivotal role helping people tackle the causes of their food poverty, new research finds Research published today (click here to view) by the Edinburgh Food Project (EFP) finds that foodbanks could play a pivotal role helping their clients tackle the root causes of their food crises by providing easy access to expert […]
14 Sep 18
Harvest Collections – Schools
Now that the school session is underway, it’s time for us at the food bank to organise Harvest collections. Over the last few years, local schools in the Edinburgh area have supported us through the Harvest Festival collection, whereby pupils and staff donate non-perishable food items to our food bank. This is a crucial stock […]
21 Aug 18
Current Volunteering Opportunities
We are urgently seeking volunteers for various roles within the foodbank; all the opportunities listed below (except Supermarket Collections) are weekly but can be undertaken on a “job share” basis. If you are interested in any of the roles see the volunteers section on how to find out more. Full details of the various roles are available here. […]
6 Aug 18
Co-op Causes – Support us to buy a new van
Choose us as your charity! How it works Every time members shop at the Co-op, 1% of what they spend on selected own-brand products and services goes to the Co-op Local Community Fund. Co-op will also give us and the other causes in our community an equal share of the money we raise from sales […]
6 Aug 18
Holiday Hunger – An appeal for donations
Read ‘The Guardian’ newspaper item (click here) as the Trussell Trust raises the alarm about shortage of donations.