News
30 Jul 19
Thank You Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) LLP
We received a donation of £150 last week (week ending Saturday 27th July 2019) from Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) LLP, a transatlantic law firm with an office in Edinburgh. See our photo below. We’re hoping this is the start of a great corporate partnership which will include regular donations and a warehouse volunteer day later […]
30 Jul 19
Mental Health Support
This is a course for people with mild to moderate anxiety who are looking to understand and manage their anxiety symptoms, and have an opportunity to practice some techniques in a supportive group. The referral process is very simple, just call or email using the details on the flyer (see below). Anyone can call for themselves or email their […]
9 Jul 19
Waitrose, Comely Bank Token Scheme Gift
We are delighted to say we will be receiving £435 from the customer token scheme vote in Waitrose, Comely Bank. Warren Taylor, the Community Matters Representative with Waitrose and Partners will be presenting us with a cheque in the next couple of weeks. Thank you Comely Bank!
7 Jun 19
Waitrose Comely Bank – Vote for us
We have been chosen as one of Waitrose Comely Bank’s Community Matters Partners. For the full month of June you will be able to vote for Edinburgh Food Project in store to receive a portion of £1,000. At the end of your shop in branch, you’ll receive a token to place in a box for […]
7 Jun 19
We Are Recruiting!
We are so excited to announce, we are RECRUITING! Warehouse Manager Hours: 32 hours per week (inclusive of occasional evenings and weekends) Salary: £21,505 FTE Contract: 18 months with the potential to extend depending on funding Closing: 12th June 2019, with interviews the 19th of June Location: Based at warehouse office, Unit 12 New Lairship Yards, Edinburgh, EH11 3UY Requirements: […]
3 Apr 19
Edinburgh Food Project Partners With Beauty Banks and Superdrug
We are delighted to announce our partnership with Beauty Banks and Superdrug. Our donors will now be able to make donations of hygiene items within Superdrug, Princes Street (EH2 2ER). All donations will come direct to Edinburgh Food Project and be given to people within our seven foodbank centres. Click to read more
18 Mar 19
ADLENT CALENDAR!
Do you remember the success of our Christmas Reverse Advent Calendar? Well, we decided to do something similar throughout Lent. Allow me to introduce our ADLENT CALENDAR! Our Adlent Calendar works the exact same way as our previous reverse advent calendars. Each day throughout Lent, we ask that you pop an item into a box […]
18 Mar 19
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. […]
13 Mar 19
40th Wedding Anniversary Donation
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Lynn and Ian who, instead of asking for gifts for their Wedding Anniversary, asked people to make a financial donation to Edinburgh Food Project. So far they have raised an incredible £1,888 (inc. Gift Aid). Such a generous gesture will allow us to cover the […]
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 […]