Mission Statement

Wantage and Grove Food Bank

Wantage and Grove Food Bank is a practical, community-based project organised by local churches which provides food parcels to those in our area.

The Food Bank is intended to provide short-term emergency help to people who find themselves for whatever reason (for example job-loss, benefit problems, ill-health etc.) unable to feed themselves or their families.

Need a food parcel?

If you need a food parcel, you must first contact or visit one of the referral agencies. These agencies will apply to Food Bank for a parcel for you.

How to get a food parcel

One of the referral agencies is Vale Community Impact: 01235 765348

Want to help?

Donate food or money, or give your time as a volunteer.

How it works

How to get a food parcel

If you are an individual living in Wantage, Grove or nearby area, a referral agency asks the Food Bank for a parcel for you.

Contact a referral agency

If you need a food parcel, you must first contact or visit one of the ‘referral agencies’, giving your name, address and contact number if you have one.
The agency applies for you

These agencies will apply to Food Bank for a parcel for you.
A parcel is delivered to your home

Food Bank will then deliver to your home a parcel of food.

At least three days
A parcel of food which will last at least three days.
Usually within twenty-four hours
Usually a parcel will get to you within twenty-four hours.
Not at weekends
Parcels are not delivered on Saturdays or Sundays.
Special diets
Please let the agency know if you have special dietary requirements, such as being vegetarian, and Food Bank will try to accommodate this.

See the referral agencies Other local food banks

Donate food

How to make donations of food

Donations of the following with one or more months to go on their ‘best before’ date are very welcome

Tins or packets of soup
Packets of pasta
Tins of fish
Tins of fruit
Packets of teabags
UHT milk

We now accept donations of pet food too.

See the full list Where to leave food

Places to leave your donation

The Cornerstone Cafe, Grove
The King’s Centre Shop, Wantage
Vale Community Impact, Wantage
The Co-op, Grove
Most local churches

Addresses and maps

About the Food Bank

Organised by local churches

Food Bank is entirely dependent on voluntary help and donations of food or money. For over ten years it has been generously supported in the community and the Committee would like to thank all the donors, including those who have given anonymously.

Wantage and Grove Food Bank is under the auspices of Wantage Community Church, which is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches.

About the Food Bank