St Jude and St Paul Foodbank Mildmay Islington

We are all volunteers raising money for our local foodbank, which is threatened with closure since it lost its funding. Jane Wilsher is running the Hackney Half for us. Good luck Jane

The purpose of the Foodbank is to try and reduce food and fuel poverty. We do this by providing weekly essentials such as pasta, cereal, tins of tomatoes and toiletries to vulnerable, disabled, and disadvantaged families and individuals.

We’re not aiming to cover a weekly food shop but offer a top up to ease the cost of living. Food is a way of bringing people together and over the two years we’ve been running the Foodhub we’ve begun to move beyond as we provide a listening ear, encourage them to access support within the local area.