Donate Food & Household Items

What can I donate?

We rely on the generous donations of individuals and businesses to keep our Foodbank well-stocked to fill our essential food parcels.

Food and cleaning products:

  • Sponge Puddings
  • Custard
  • Tinned Ham/Corned Beef
  • Deodorant – Men and Women
  • Toothbrushes – Singles/pairs
  • Kitchen Towel
  • Cleaning Sprays
  • Dishwasher Tablets & Salt
  • Washing Up Liquid

Please note: At the moment we have good supplies of Baked Beans, Cereal and Pasta

Kitchen and Household Items:

  • Double Sized Quilt Covers, with or without pillow cases: if possible suitable for men
  • Double or King Sized Sheets
  • Cooking Utensils: Slotted Spoons; Spatulas; Fish Turner; Hand Whisk; Potato Masher; Kitchen Scissors
  • Trays: Small or Medium
  • Oven Dishes
  • Egg Cups, can be odd/ single ones
  • Frying Pans: Small or Medium
  • Saucepans: Small or Medium
  • Glasses: Tumblers or “high ball”, Pairs or Sets of 4
  • Trays
  • Chopping Boards

Please note: We can only accept items which new or in good quality, and we cannot accept any items which are not on the list above.

Smart clothing for first impressions service:

Men’s black shoes (Sizes 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12), Men’s new socks (Sizes 6-9, 9-11 & 11-13), Men’s white long-sleeved shirts (Collar sizes 14 –19.5), Black ties, Men’s belts black waist (Sizes 32 & 34), Women’s trouser suits, dress suits, and skirt suits (Sizes 14, 16, 18 & 20), Women’s new tights (Sizes 8- 20)

Where DO I donate?

All items can be dropped off at the back of our Foodbank (Paradise, HP2 4TF) between 10am and 2pm.

Please note: We can only accept donations of items listed on this page. 

Alternatively, you can drop food items in the Foodbank crates after the checkouts at these supermarkets:

Hemel – Tesco Extra Jarman Park, Sainsbury’s Apsley Mills, Sainsbury’s Woodhall Farm

Berkhamsted – Tesco Metro, Waitrose

Tring – Tesco

 

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