News
22 Jul 19
Money and mental health
Money and mental health are often linked. Poor mental health can make managing money harder and worrying about money can make your mental health worse. The charity Mind are there to help. Click here to access their website to find out more.
29 Jun 19
Struggling to cope with the financial impact of cancer?
Struggling to cope with the financial impact of cancer? Anyone in need of welfare advice can call Macmillan’s free support line, which is funded almost entirely by generous donations, on 0808 808 00 00 (Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm) or visit www.macmillan.org.uk
27 Jun 19
Needing help with healthcare expenses – check if you are eligible
The NHS Business Services Authority offers help with prescription and dental charges, the cost of glasses, travel and other healthcare expenses. More information can be found here. Have a look at this online checker to see if you’re eligible, particularly if you receive any of the following: Income Support; Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance; Income-related Employment and Support Allowance; […]
26 Jun 19
Healthy Start – you may be eligible for this extra help
Anyone that is pregnant or those that have children under 4 years old could qualify for Healthy Start. The scheme offers free vouchers every week to spend on milk, fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk, as well as free vitamins.
10 Jun 19
Tin Can Cook cookbooks for our clients
Make great-tasting food with ordinary ingredients Dorking Area foodbank has a limited supply of Tin Can Cook cookbooks for our clients. Tin Can Cook by Jack Monroe, is a brand new, incredibly easy-to-use recipe book based entirely on the kinds of tinned food and store cupboard staples often found in our food parcels. Clients who […]
7 Jun 19
Thank you to all our foodbank volunteers
Thank you to all our foodbank volunteers – the Trussell Trust appreciates all that you do! “This week is Volunteers Week, and we’ve heard some truly inspiring stories from volunteers in food banks saying why they give their time. That time makes such a difference. Whether volunteers are greeting people with a cup of tea, […]
5 Jun 19
The Trussell Trust “Five weeks too long” campaign
People are being forced to food banks because five weeks is too long to wait for Universal Credit. This isn’t right – the government needs to end the five week wait. #5WeeksTooLong Join the campaign
5 Jun 19
A new Project Lead for Dorking Area Foodbank!
A new Project Lead for Dorking Area Foodbank! We’re delighted to welcome Nicola to the team. “Community spirit. An active and incredibly generous community spirit. That’s what I very quickly saw in the first few days of my new role. Local people and local businesses pulling together and sharing resources. Local volunteers offering their time […]
27 May 19
64 Holiday Boost Bags to go out this week!
With half term almost upon us, we have received requests from 8 different agencies around Dorking for 64 Holiday Boost Bags to go into the community this week. These are distributed through our referral agencies to help families cope with the additional burden of feeding the family during holidays when school lunches are not available. […]
29 Apr 19
A record 1.6 million food parcels distributed
The Trussell Trust have reported that in the year up to the end of March 2019, a record 1.6 million emergency food parcels have been distributed through its foodbank network. Benefit cuts and delays, the role out of universal credit, rising fuel and food costs all contributed to this 19% increase – the biggest annual […]