Christmas is always a very busy time of year for us at Epsom & Ewell Foodbank, as families struggle to manage the additional costs of the festive period, as well as higher than average energy bills. Normally, we see a significant dip in food bank use in the early part of the new year, but …
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In March we visited café All Things Nice on their 9th Birthday to chat to owners Nicci and Sara about how they made their café dream a reality, the challenges of running a small business in a cost-of-living crisis and why supporting local charities is so important to them. “Running a café isn’t glamorous you …
A recent survey of our clients revealed that 60% of people who came to our Foodbank had borrowed money to pay for essentials such as food, toiletries and clothing. This is a particularly worrying statistic because it means that people living on a low income are being forced into debt just to get by. As …
Over the past few winters we have provided energy top-ups to people struggling with energy costs, but we have realised that with rising costs and many with debt on their bills, this was making little impact. We want to take a longer-term approach to address fuel poverty and so in partnership with Citizens Advice Epsom …
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If you’re passionate about helping people in the local community and you want to help change people’s lives for the better, then we have a fantastic opportunity to join our current Board of Trustees. We are seeking up to three additional Trustees to join the board who will bring in their experience and expertise to …
As a foodbank, we are seeing first-hand the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on families in Surrey, many of whom cannot afford to pay their bills and eat properly, even before the next hike in the energy cap is announced in a few weeks.
Epsom & Ewell Refugee Network has been supporting refugees and asylum seekers since 2015. Now, with the arrival of Ukrainian families, we have had to step up our activities
Recently, we asked clients referred to the foodbank to complete a short survey to help us better understand why people visit us for food and support and how we can begin to help them out of poverty
A new name, a new charitable trust, dedicated to ending poverty in our community
Never did we ever remotely consider that 10 years down the line we would still be here, bigger than ever offering more and more support to our community
Our mission is to see a community free from poverty, where everyone can afford life’s essentials.
