If you need support feeding yourself or your family, there are a number of organisations that can help
Living costs are rising and food is one of our most essential expenses. The links and information on this page could help you make ends meet.
If local foodbanks, community larders and pantries are closed, Citizens Advice Hart have emergency food parcels available.
The foodbank provides food parcels for people struggling to put food on the table.
You must be referred by a local agency such as Citizens Advice, housing support officers, children’s centres, health visitors, social services and some local charities.
Opening times: Monday 1.30pm - 3pm and Thursday 11am - 12.30pm
Location: Fleet Baptist Church, 115 Clarence Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3RS
Tel: 07926 806256
Working alongside Hart Foodbank, the Hart Community Pantry provides food, advice and education to help people help themselves. Choose from a wide selection of food items.
Opening times: Monday 12.30pm - 3pm and Thursday 11am - 12.30pm
Cost: £5 membership fee at each visit (limited to one visit a week). No referral necessary
Location: Fleet Baptist Church, 115 Clarence Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3RS
Contact details:
Tel: 07818 874499
A FareShare mobile larder.
Your bag will be prepared in advance and a variety of products will be offered. A bag can consist of some of these items: pasta, rice, coffee, tea bags, tinned meats, tinned fish, tinned desserts, soups, along with fresh fruit and vegetables.
Opening times: Thursdays 12pm – 2pm
Cost: You register as a member and pay between £2.50 and £5 (dependent on household size) for £10-15 worth of food
Location: St Barnabas Church, Brinns Lane, Darby Green
For a membership form, please email FSSouthernCentral@fareshare.org.uk
The foodbank is part of Hart Foodbank, providing emergency food for local people in crisis, referred by a professional agency such as your Housing Association, Citizens Advice, JobCentre Plus, local school, GP surgery or social prescriber.
Opening times: Mondays 11.30am - 1pm and Thursdays 10.30am – 12pm
Location: Life Church Centre, Elms Road, Hook RG27 9DX
Tel: 07926 806256
There is also Hart Community "Mobile" Larder which visits the Life Church Centre on Thursdays between 10.30am - 12pm, for which a small fee is payable, depending upon the size of your family (ID is required).
Offers food and hygiene parcels to those families most in need.
Location: Point Youth Centre, Harlington Way, Fleet GU51 4BP
If you need help or would like to make a professional referral, please email charlotte.tickner@fleetphoenix.co.uk
Membership is available to anyone who needs it.
Opening times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am – 2pm
Cost: Shoppers pay a £5 membership per visit and can choose food, grocery, and hygiene/cleaning items worth at least £15, although this is often much more
Location: Yateley Industries, Mill Lane, Yateley GU46 7TF
The Zero Hunger charity works across Hart and Farnborough providing food parcels and meals and a social network. It runs a drop-in service offering coffee, cake and lots of fresh food for you to take away:
There are no eligibility criteria – just turn up on the day (please bring your own carrier bag to take away groceries).
For more details or support, email zerohunger.helen@gmail.com or call 07957 112822