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# North Bristol & South Gloucestershire Foodbank CIO: Our goal is simple: to build a future where food banks are no longer needed.
We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis.

But we’re not stopping there. Working alongside local partners, we connect people with expert advice on income, debt, and support services to address the root causes of hunger.

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Posts
- [I’ve never seen our warehouse this empty](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/ive-never-seen-our-warehouse-this-empty/): I run the warehouse at NBSG Foodbank. I've never seen our stock this low.
- [Break-in at Ebenezer Church and Foodbank: an update from the team](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/foodbank-break-in/): “It was breaking and entering. It's been gutting,” said Stewart North, who chairs our trustees and is also Ebenezer's pastor. The break-in struck both organisations that night. Then the messages started arriving. “We had incredible amounts of support, offering finances, food and essential items, people really rallying around together. We're amazed at how people have looked out for each other.”
- [What gives you hope?](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/what-gives-you-hope/): This week, alongside hundreds of charities, faith groups and community organisations across the UK, we are taking part in A Million Acts of Hope, a national campaign to bring everyday acts of kindness out into the open. We asked Sam, one of our outlet coordinators, our chief executive Ellen Wood, and trustee Chris Richardson what gives them hope.
- [Trustee Spotlight: Chris Richardson](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/chris-richardson/): In this fifth post in the series, we meet Chris, a North Bristol resident who spent over a decade as a Senior Research Chemist and has been part of the Foodbank since its early days. First volunteering in 2012, he became a trustee in 2021 after years of hands-on involvement across the operation. Known as a quiet backbone of the team, Chris is often found behind the scenes in the warehouse or office, fixing problems and keeping things running. As a trustee, he brings a practical, ground-level perspective shaped by long experience of the day-to-day work of the Foodbank.
- [Trustee Spotlight: Tony Matthews](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/tony-matthews/): Behind every decision that shapes our work is a group of trustees who give their time, experience and judgement to guide North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank. They help make sure we stay focused on our mission, use our resources responsibly, and keep asking the hard questions about how we support people facing hunger locally. In this series, we’re introducing you to the people behind that role. Each trustee brings their own story, perspective and reasons for getting involved, but they share the same commitment: that nobody in our community should have to face hunger alone.
- [Trustee Spotlight: Sally Tate](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/sally-tate/): Behind every decision that shapes our work is a group of trustees who give their time, experience and judgement to guide North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank. They help make sure we stay focused on our mission, use our resources responsibly, and keep asking the hard questions about how we support people facing hunger locally. In this series, we’re introducing you to the people behind that role. Each trustee brings their own story, perspective and reasons for getting involved, but they share the same commitment: that nobody in our community should have to face hunger alone.
- [Trustee Spotlight: Chris Popkin](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/chris-popkin/): Behind every decision that shapes our work is a group of trustees who give their time, experience and judgement to guide North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank. They help make sure we stay focused on our mission, use our resources responsibly, and keep asking the hard questions about how we support people facing hunger locally. In this series, we’re introducing you to the people behind that role. Each trustee brings their own story, perspective and reasons for getting involved, but they share the same commitment: that nobody in our community should have to face hunger alone.
- [How one conversation at the food bank turned Lily’s life around](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/one-conversation-turned-lilys-life-around/): When Lily* first visited our food bank, she was struggling to put food on the table. What followed was a transformation she hadn't thought possible.
- [Trustee Spotlight: Suzanne Wilson](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/suzanne-wilson/): Behind every decision that shapes our work is a group of trustees who give their time, experience and judgement to guide North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank. They help make sure we stay focused on our mission, use our resources responsibly, and keep asking the hard questions about how we support people facing hunger locally. In this series, we’re introducing you to the people behind that role. Each trustee brings their own story, perspective and reasons for getting involved, but they share the same commitment: that nobody in our community should have to face hunger alone.
- [Food bank parcels fell across the UK in 2025. So why are we buying more stock than ever?](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/food-bank-statistics-2025-north-bristol-south-gloucestershire/): "Last year, our Christmas donations carried us through to March. This year they only lasted into January. We're now sending out around 2,600kg a week, well above our usual average, and having to buy stock more and more regularly just to keep up. The donations just aren't there in the same way."
- [He forgot to train. Now he’s running a Marathon in Rome.](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/loki-marathon/): Most people preparing for a marathon have months of training behind them. Loki Stokes has four weeks — and he found that out by accident.
- [Volunteer with us for Student Volunteering Week](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/student-volunteering-week-2026/): Students: try a one-off taster session for Student Volunteering Week (9th to 15th February 2026)
- [Join Our Ad-Lent Calendar Challenge: 40 Days of Giving](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/ad-lent-challenge-2026/): Join our Ad-Lent Calendar—donate one item daily to support families.
- [Our highest ever referrals this Christmas](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/our-highest-ever-referrals/): In the week before Christmas, North Bristol & South Gloucestershire Foodbank recorded the highest demand in our history. In a single week, 881 people were referred for emergency food support, compared with a previous peak of 681. This was not a one‑off seasonal surge.
- [Christmas and New Year food, family and cost-of-living support across Bristol and South Gloucestershire](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/christmas-new-year-food-family-and-cost-of-living-support/): If you are worried about money, food, or keeping warm over Christmas and New Year, you are not on your own. This page brings together food support, cost-of-living advice, family activities, and warm spaces that are available during the festive period.
- [A simple thank you from Ellen and the team](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/thank-you-from-ellen/): If you want to understand the year in full, our impact report sets out the complete picture. Thank you for standing with your neighbours at Christmas and throughout the year.
- [Christmas Opening Hours](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/christmas-opening-hours/): Christmas is a busy time for many of us, and we want you to know exactly when our food bank outlets and office will be open over the holiday period. If you have a referral, please check the times below before you travel so you know where you can get support.
- [Double Your Donation: Big Give Winter Campaign](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/big-give/): Double your donation’s impact with our Big Give Winter Appeal - 2nd–9th December.
- [Free Christmas Music Evening in Henleaze for the Food Bank](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/keynsham-brass-band-concert/): Join us for this fundraising Christmas event, enjoy the music and help your local food bank. Spread the word, invite others, and be part of something positive in the festive season.
- [The Twelve Days of Christmas – Our Wish-List](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/christmas-wish-list/): You know the song: “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…” But this December, we're asking for something different. Not partridges or gold rings, but tinned potatoes and washing powder. Items that help local families celebrate Christmas without hunger.
- [We Need Volunteers for Our Christmas Collection at Tesco](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/november-tesco-collection/): We need volunteers to help at our Tesco food collection in Golden Hill, Henleaze, on Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th November. You'll greet customers, hand out shopping lists, accept donations and sort food ready for delivery. Sign up for Tesco Golden Hill Collection for a 2-hour shift, or email us at volunteering@nbsg.foodbank.org.uk.
- [One Policy Change Could Lift 350,000 Children Out of Hardship](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/two-child-benefits-cap/): Almost one in three food parcels now goes to families with three or more children. This isn't random. The Two-Child Limit policy is pushing these families to food banks, and Trussell has launched a campaign calling on the UK government to scrap it before the Autumn Budget on 26 November. We need your help to make this happen.
- [Help Someone This Christmas With Our 2025 Reverse Advent Calendar](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/reverse-advent-calendar-2025/): Help us meet increased winter demand with a Reverse Advent Calendar.
- [One Meal Every Four Minutes](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/one-meal-every-four-minutes/): We distributed 142 tonnes of food. That's roughly the weight of 29 adult African elephants. Or enough meals to feed a packed Ashton Gate Stadium five times over - 137,043 meals in total.
- [Free Bus Travel: Summer Holidays and Year-Round for Care Leavers](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/free-bus-travel/): Two schemes offer free or reduced bus travel for families and young adults.
- [NBSG Foodbank Joins National Lobby at Westminster](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/national-lobby-westminster/): We joined 700+ advocates lobbying MPs for an Essentials Guarantee.
- [Kitchen Crisis Averted Thanks to Expert Advice](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/expert-advice-kitchen-crisis/): Citizens Advice support at our outlets helps tackle the root causes of crisis.
- [Food Justice Fortnight 2025](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/food-justice-fortnight/): Food Justice Fortnight explores how communities can challenge food injustice together.
- [Beans on Toast Challenge: Make a Meal, Make a Difference](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/beans-on-toast-challenge/): Swap one dinner for beans on toast and donate your savings.
- [From Non-Runner to Half-Marathon Hero](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/trustee-chris-half-marathon-fundraiser/): Our Trustee Chris is running a half-marathon to fight local food poverty.
- [Easter Joy Emergency: 370 Eggs Needed!](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/easter-egg-appeal/): Help us collect 400 Easter eggs so no local child misses out.
- [Living Pay Cheque to Food Bank: The Gap in Starmer’s Welfare Vision](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/living-paycheck-to-food-bank/): Many working people still need food banks—welfare reform must address low pay.
- [North Bristol and South Glos Foodbank Fed 3,000 Children in 2024](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/2024-stats/): We provided emergency food for 3,000 children as cost pressures rose.
- [Food Plus: How We’re Changing Our Approach](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/changing-approach/): The Bridge Food Project and advice services offer sustainable routes out of poverty.
- [Festive Activities Happening At Our Outlets](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/christmas-events-2024/): Find Christmas events happening locally—connect, celebrate or reflect this December.
- [Help Us Advocate for the Essentials Guarantee](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/advocate-essentials-guarantee/): Support the Essentials Guarantee—help ensure Universal Credit covers basic living costs.
- [Attend Hustings to Address Food Poverty Crisis](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/hustings/): Join local hustings to back the Essentials Guarantee and fight food poverty.
- [We’re launching a new 3 year Strategic Plan!](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/strategic-plan/): Our new strategy focuses on lasting solutions and building community hubs.
- [Mid Year Stats 2022](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/mid-year-stats-2022/): On Thursday 10th November, we released our stats for emergency food parcel distribution from April to September 2022, which shed light on the level of need for North Bristol & South Gloucestershire Foodbank in our local community.
- [Trussell Foodbanks in Bristol and South Glos provided 5,228 emergency food parcels to local people in April 2020](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/food-stats-april-2020/): Trussell Trust Foodbanks in Bristol and South Gloucestershire provided 5,228 emergency food parcels (equivalent to over 47,000 meals) to local people in April 2020. Of this number, 2,306 went to children.
- [Foodbank Neighbourhood Champions](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/neighbourhood-champions/): We have been blown away by the support we have seen from our local communities. We have loved receiving donations from people who have arranged a collection on their street and regularly drop this off at our foodbank.We are really keen to support what is happening already in our communities.
- [Bankuet](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/bankuet/): We are excited to announce that we are able to receive one off or monthly bundles of food donations via ordering online Bankuet (and delivered directly to us). To donate to our foodbank then you must use this link - /www.bankuet.co.uk/northbristolandsouthglos
- [Emergency food supplies increase by 54% in North Bristol (April-Sept 2019)](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/food-stats-april-sept-2019/): 2740 emergency food parcels given to local people in last six months by North Bristol Foodbank
- [Volunteers Evening – October 2019](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/volunteers-evening-october-2019/): We had a great evening with volunteers from 8 foodbank outlets, warehouse teams, driving teams all coming together for food, chat and hearing what is happening across the different areas of North Bristol Foodbank. We also heard some vision as we move forward in 2020 and the challenges facing the foodbank.
- [4536 emergency food parcels given to local people in last year, North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank reveals](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/2018-food-stats/): North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank provided 4536 three day emergency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019. Of this number, 1809 went to children.
- [North Bristol Foodbank tackles holiday hunger and Universal Credit](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/holiday-hunger-universal-credit/): In North Bristol the challenge of supporting and meeting needs of food poverty continues to increase. The reality of holiday hunger over the summer has been seen in all our foodbank outlets as well as the arrival of Universal Credit.
- [Local Foodbank Use Increases in 2017/18](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/foodbank-increase-2017-18/): Between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2018, 4149 three day emergency food supplies were provided to local people in crisis by North Bristol Foodbank, compared to 3740 in the previous year. This is an increase of 11%. Of this number, 1664 went to children. 
- [Emergency food supplies increase by 9% in North Bristol (April-Sept 2017)](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/stats-april-sept-2017/): Between 1st April and 30th September 2017, 1,898 three day emergency food supplies were provided to local people in crisis by North Bristol Foodbank, compared to 1,735 the same period in the previous year. Of this number, 722 went to children. The foodbank, a member of The Trussell Trust’s network which has today reported an increase in UK foodbank use, believes the local increase is due to people struggling with continued issues with benefit payments, low wages, insecure work and people having difficulties with debt.
- [He served his country for 18 years. The food bank may have saved his life.](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/food-bank-saved-his-life/): “Without the foodbank, I don’t think I would be here today.”
- [The one phone call that stopped Holly from going under](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/hollys-one-phone-call/): Having always worked and never claimed benefits, Holly, 29, from Chichester was bringing up her four-year-old daughter, Phoebe alone. She was determined to give her the best possible start in life, but when Phoebe suddenly fell ill, Holly was forced to turn to a food bank for help.
- [6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/6-unexpected-things-foodbanks-need/): A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
- [Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/struggling-student-parent-faces-crisis/): The reasons for referral to the foodbank vary; benefit problems and low income are the two major causes, but even a seemingly small crisis like the boiler bursting can be enough to force you to choose between getting it fixed and buying food when you’re struggling on a financial knife edge. Cold weather means that winter is the toughest time of year for many people living on the breadline, as meagre incomes are stretched further to try and heat the home. And with Christmas adverts everywhere, it can be even harder to be facing hunger and poverty, especially when you have children.
- [Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/emergency-budget/): “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking people out of poverty.
- [Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/lives-behind-statistics/): MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty.
- [Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/foodbank-use-hits-1m/): Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food.

## Pages
- [Leave a gift in your will to our food bank](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/gift-in-will/)
- [Help us collect our most needed items throughout Lent](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/lent/)
- [Safeguarding](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/safeguarding/)
- [Get your church involved](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/get-your-church-involved/)
- [Download a Fun Reverse Advent Calendar](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/reverse-advent-calendar/)
- [Home](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/)
- [Pet Food Support](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/pet-food-support/)
- [Media Coverage](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/media-coverage/)
- [Has NBSG Foodbank impacted your life?](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/news/submit-story/)
- [Support and Advice Directory](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/)
- [Fundraising Resources](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/partner-with-us/fundraising-resources/)
- [Corporate volunteering in Bristol and South Gloucestershire](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/partner-with-us/)
- [Get a shopping reminder](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/shopping-reminder/)
- [Volunteer](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/volunteer/)
- [How food banks work](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/how-do-foodbanks-work/)
- [Strategy](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/strategy/)
- [About our food bank](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/about-our-foodbank/)
- [About the Foodbank Network](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/about-the-foodbank-network/)
- [Real stories](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/real-stories/)
- [Subscribe to our newsletter](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/news/newsletter/)
- [What’s in a food parcel?](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/food-parcel/)
- [How food bank vouchers work](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/foodbank-vouchers/)
- [Visiting a foodbank](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/visiting-a-foodbank/)
- [The Bridge Food Project](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/bridge-food-project/)
- [Charity Jobs in Bristol: Current Vacancies](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/vacancies/)
- [Get Help](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/)
- [Donate food](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/)
- [Shop directly for us online](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/shop-online/)
- [Give online](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/)
- [Give Help](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/)
- [Locations](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/locations/)
- [News](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/news/)
- [Contact Us](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/contact-us/)
- [About](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/about/)
- [FAQs](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/faq/)
- [How to get a food bank voucher](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to-get-help/)

## Locations
- [Lockleaze](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/lockleaze/): The outlet at St Mary’s Church is served by bus routes 24, 72, and 73, stopping at Gainsborough Square (Stop B) with services to Ashton Vale, Temple Meads, and UWE Frenchay operating from 05:40 until 19:48 daily.
- [Southmead](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/southmead/): Pedestrians benefit from well-lit pavements and upgraded crossings along Doncaster Road, part of the Southmead Quietway initiative enhancing walkability through parallel pedestrian-cyclist crossings.
- [Horfield](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/horfield/): The outlet at Ebenezer Church is served by bus routes 17, 70, and 77, with stops on Muller Road (Filton Avenue (B) and (C)) just 2 minutes’ walk away. Route 17 connects to Keynsham and Southmead Hospital, while routes 70 and 77 provide direct links to Temple Meads and Horfield Common respectively.
- [Patchway](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/patchway/): The outlet at St Chad’s Church is served by frequent bus route 24, departing from Stand 2 directly outside the venue, with services to Bold Street and Nutter Road running every 30 minutes from 15:45 until 19:15 daily.
- [Yate](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/yate/): The outlet on Station Road is ideally located just 2 minutes' walk from Morrisons bus stop, served by multiple routes including Y1, Y2, Y6, 86, and 525, with services running from 05:05 until 00:18 daily. Yate Shopping Centre is within a 7-minute walk.
- [Thornbury](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/thornbury/): The outlet at Baptist Church Centre, Gillingstool is served by bus route T1, with stops directly on Gillingstool just a one-minute walk away. Route T1 provides direct links to Bristol City Centre via Bradley Stoke and Almondsbury. Additional services include Y2C to Yate and route 207 to Newtown.
- [Stokes Croft](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/stokes-croft/): The Kings Centre in Stokes Croft is easily accessible by public transport. Multiple bus routes stop within a 3-minute walk, including:
- [Mangotsfield](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/mangotsfield/): The Mangotsfield food bank outlet is part of North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank's network, providing emergency food support to local residents experiencing financial hardship. This outlet joined the network in 2019 when Yate & Chipping Sodbury Foodbank merged with North Bristol Foodbank.
- [Redcliffe](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/location/redcliffe/): The Redcliffe food bank outlet operates from FaithSpace at Redcliffe Methodist Church, serving the local community every Wednesday. This location specifically serves the Redcliffe area of Bristol as part of North Bristol & South Glos Foodbank's network of nine outlets across the region.

## Media Items

## Organisations
- [South Glos LIFE](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/south-glos-life/): Local Information For Everyone.
- [StreetLink](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/streetlink/): StreetLink connects people rough sleeping in England and Wales to support provided by local authorities and charities.
- [New Renters Rights 2026](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/new-renters-rights-2026/): New rules for renting start May 1st. Find out what they mean for you. 
- [Great Western Credit Union](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/great-western-credit-union/): Great Western Credit Union (GWCU) is a member-owned, not-for-profit credit union offering ethical savings and loans. It serves people who live or work across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and the wider South West, including Bath, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset.
- [NHS Healthy Start](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/nhs-healthy-start/): If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk with a Healthy Start card it that you can use in some UK shops.
- [Wheels To Work West](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/wheels-to-work-west/): Helps people travel to work as well as some training and skills opportunities.
- [Learn English In the West of England](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/learn-english-in-the-west-of-england/): Learn English In the West of England is an online directory that helps people find ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The website is managed by Bristol Refugee Rights and supported by Bristol City Council.
- [Community Learning Bristol](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/community-learning-bristol/): Community Learning Bristol is part of Bristol City Council's Employment, Skills and Learning service. They provide free courses and activities to help adults build skills and gain confidence, particularly if you have few or no qualifications or are looking to get a job.
- [One Front Door](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/one-front-door/): The service is free and is available to everyone in the city of Bristol. One Front Door is part of Skills Connect which supports people who are in-work, those looking for work, looking for career development and training.
- [One Front Door – Move In Move On Move Up](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/one-front-door-move-in-move-on-move-up/): Move In, Move On, Move Up is for anyone with a history of rough sleeping or living in either temporary or unsettled accommodation.
- [We Work For Everyone](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/we-work-for-everyone/): We Work For Everyone is a free employment support programme for people with a learning disability, learning difficulty or autism who live in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, or Bath and North East Somerset. The programme helps people find, secure and maintain paid work through one-to-one support from an experienced employment navigator.
- [Bristol Dementia Action Alliance](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/bristol-dementia-action-alliance/): Bristol Dementia Action Alliance is a volunteer-led charity supporting people living with dementia, their families and carers across Bristol and surrounding areas. They work to raise dementia awareness throughout the city through free workshops, awareness sessions and campaigns.
- [Work Well West](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/work-well-west/): WorkWell is a friendly, free and local support service for anyone with a disability or health condition who is struggling to stay in work, return to a job, or trying to find new employment. We can assist you in dealing with your health barriers to employment. The Work and Health Coaches provide personalised support, offering advice on employment rights, return-to-work plans, and local help and resources.
- [Andy’s Man Club](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/andys-man-club/): Free mens' support group at Bristol Patchway Labour Club, The Parade, Coniston Road, Bristol running every Monday from 7PM for men to speak about the issues affecting their lives in a safe, judgement-free and non-clinical environment.
- [Skills Connect](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/skills-connect/): Skills Connect is a free careers advice and support service for residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset aged 18 or over. The service is funded and managed by the West of England Combined Authority and delivered in partnership with local councils.
- [RNIB](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/rnib/): The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK's leading sight loss charity, supporting blind and partially sighted people, their families and carers throughout the UK. Founded in 1868, they work to stop people losing their sight unnecessarily, support people to live independently, and create an inclusive society.
- [Clean Slate Money Management](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/clean-slate-money-management/): Clean Slate offers money guidance - a unique, free service for people on low incomes and is currently offering a 5–6 week Money Management and Budgeting support service for clients in the Bristol & South Glos area. This is a remote service, delivered over the phone, so clients will need to be able to engage by telephone. Click on the link to make a referral.
- [Quids In!](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/quids-in/): Quids In Centres in Bristol, offer face to phone or telephone/online support about your money, job-hunting or tips for getting online. The team works from various locations and you can contact them at the drop-in sessions or by phone or email.
- [Read Easy](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/read-easy/): Read Easy is a nationwide charity that helps adults learn to read, offering free, confidential one-to-one coaching from trained volunteers. If you struggle to read, or find reading difficult due to dyslexia or lack of confidence, a personal coach will work with you at your pace, meeting in quiet local venues like libraries or community centres.
- [Parks & Play Areas in South Glos](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/parks-play-areas-in-south-glos/): South Gloucestershire Council manages over 50 parks and play areas across the region, all equipped with children's play equipment suitable for various ages. The parks are spread throughout communities including Bradley Stoke, Downend, Emersons Green, Hanham, Kingswood, Stoke Gifford, Warmley and Yate, making outdoor play accessible to families across the area.
- [The Ardagh Community Trust](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/the-ardagh-community-trust/): The Ardagh Community Trust is a volunteer-led charity that manages the Ardagh sports and leisure facility at the heart of Horfield Common in North Bristol. The trust provides sports courts, leisure facilities, public gardens, community activities and a community café open daily, transforming a previously neglected 1920s facility into a thriving community hub.
- [Feeding Bristol](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/feeding-bristol/): Feeding Bristol is a charity aiming to tackle food insecurity and childhood hunger across Bristol’s diverse communities. They work to increase access to nutritious food by supporting a network of food clubs, community kitchens, holiday meal projects, and advice services that help families eat well when times are tough.
- [Age UK](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/age-uk/): Information, advice and support services to people aged 55. The free and confidential Information & Advice service helps with benefits and allowances, housing issues, council tax, priority debts, social care services, lasting power of attorney, wills and specialist dementia advice. They do not have a walk-in service please telephone the helpline for an appointment.
- [Womankind](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/womankind/): Whether you are distressed, overwhelmed, upset, frightened or anything else, Womankind offers listening support, group therapy and befriending to help you make sense of what is going on in your life.
- [Bristol Women’s Voice](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/womens-voice/): Bristol Women’s Voice offers women in Bristol access to meaningful support through tailored training, peer-forums and events. They run workshops on topics such as menopause care, art for mindfulness, and safety in public spaces
- [SARSAS](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/sarsas/): Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS) provides confidential, specialist support for anyone aged 13 and over in Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire who has experienced rape or sexual abuse at any point in their life.
- [Missing Link](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/missing-link/): Missing Link offers supported housing and tailored community support to women in Bristol and South Gloucestershire experiencing mental-health challenges and housing instability. They operate women-only accommodation (self-contained flats and shared houses) and assign a dedicated support worker to each resident.
- [Health & Happiness Hubs](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/health-happiness-hubs/): Southern Brooks Community Partnerships’ Health and Happiness Hubs offer adults living in South Gloucestershire with long-term health conditions an accessible, free peer-group programme. They run a 10-session cycle where participants discuss topics including sleep quality, stress management, goal-setting and building confidence.
- [Ignite Bristol](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/ignite-bristol/): Ignite Bristol delivers a city-wide network for disabled people in Bristol to access and enjoy sport and physical activity. They bring together clubs, organisations and volunteers to sign-post inclusive activity, help design new opportunities, and support coaching or volunteering roles.
- [South Gloucestershire Drug & Alcohol Service](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/south-gloucestershire-drug-alcohol-service/): South Gloucestershire Drug & Alcohol Service provides free, confidential help for anyone in South Gloucestershire who is struggling with their use of drugs or alcohol. They begin with an initial assessment to understand your situation, then offer tailored support such as one-to-one sessions, structured group programmes (including abstinence support and mutual aid), harm-reduction advice (such as needle exchange and naloxone training), substitution therapy and preparation for detox.
- [Bristol Family Hubs](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/bristol-family-hubs/): Bristol Family Hubs offer families across Bristol a wide-reaching support service covering all ages and stages. They bring together health-visiting, midwifery, childcare and family-wellbeing teams under one roof and online to simplify access.
- [FamilyLine](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/familyline/): FamilyLine is a free, confidential helpline service for adults (aged 18 +) worrying about any aspect of family life. They provide support via phone, text, email and live chat from Monday to Friday, offering a safe space to talk about relationship conflict, caring responsibilities, financial stress, parenting challenges or past trauma.
- [Loaves & Fishes Ministry](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/loaves-fishes-ministry/): Loaves & Fishes Ministry offers weekly food-parcels without judgement to anyone in need, asking only for a name and limiting one bag per person per week.
- [The Station](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/the-station/): The Station is a community centre which has been built by and for young people - a welcoming and inclusive place, bringing together young people aged 11-25 from across the city and beyond.
- [Your Holiday Hub Bristol](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/your-holiday-hub-bristol/): Website for all families with children and young people in reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals can explore Your Holiday Hub for fully-funded school holiday clubs and activities across the city during the spring, summer and winter holidays.
- [Latinas In Bristol](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/latinas-in-bristol/): Latinas in Bristol is a community interest company supporting Latin American women in Bristol by offering social integration and culturally inclusive group activities. They welcome women of all ethnicities, classes, religions, sexualities and gender identities.
- [Horizons](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/horizons/): Horizons provide free, confidential support to anyone in Bristol wanting to stop, cut down, or use more safely when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
- [National Health Service (Mental Health)](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/national-health-service-mental-health/): The NHS provides comprehensive mental health support through primary care, community services and specialist treatment.
- [Grief Encounter](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/grief-encounter/): Offering support after the death of someone close, Grief Encounter can make a lasting impact so no child has to grieve alone.
- [Carers Support Centre](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/carers-support-centre-bristol-south-gloucestershire/): Carers Support Centre provides a variety of support, information and advice services to unpaid carers of any age living in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas. They provide telephone advice, face to face services and help to all unpaid carers.
- [Bristol Mind](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/bristol-mind/): Bristol Mind are a local independent charity serving adults in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are experiencing emotional distress or mental-health challenges.
- [Bridges for Communities](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/bridges-for-communities/): Bridges for Communities is a Bristol-based charity working to build friendships and understanding across cultures, faiths and communities. They offer one-to-one befriending for asylum seekers and refugees who may feel isolated, matching volunteers with newcomers for weekly social connection.
- [Bristol Refugee Rights](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/bristol-refugee-rights/): Bristol Refugee Rights supports asylum seekers to understand the asylum process and get legal advice, to get housing and financial support, and to get healthcare and education. They work with partners to support new refugees to access housing and prevent homelessness when leaving asylum support.
- [British Red Cross](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/british-red-cross/): The British Red Cross provides services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum. The British Red Cross offers emergency help, one-to-one support and casework, special services for youth, children, families, and family reunions. They provide essentials including food, small amounts of cash and toiletries. The British Red Cross helps all refugees regardless of religion, or none, and the service is fully confidential. They do not report to the authorities.
- [The Nelson Trust](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/the-nelson-trust/): The Nelson Trust Women's Centres offer a full timetable of activities, including educational courses, workshops, drop-ins and groups, covering wellbeing, life skills and creative activities.
- [The Swan Project](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/the-swan-project/): The Swan Project is a charity offering low-cost and long-term counselling primarily to those with an active addiction or in recovery, however they won't turn anyone away if they think they can help.
- [Southmead Project](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/southmead-project/): The Southmead Project supports people that have experienced abuse, as well as providing specific support for people with an addiction to drugs or alcohol.
- [The National Association of Children of Alcoholics](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/the-national-association-of-children-of-alcoholics/): Nacoa (The National Association for Children of Alcoholics) is a UK-wide charity founded in 1990 that supports children, young people and adults whose lives are affected by a parent’s drinking or other addictive behaviour.
- [Hawkspring](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/hawkspring/): Hawkspring provides services across the wider Bristol area and addresses the needs of families who are adversely affected by substance misuse.
- [Al-Anon Family Groups UK & Eire](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/al-anon-family-groups-uk-eire/): Al‑Anon Family Groups UK & Eire provides free, confidential peer support for people whose lives are affected by someone else’s drinking — whether the drinker is still active, has stopped or has passed away.
- [Narcotics Anonymous](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/narcotics-anonymous/): Narcotics Anonymous offers mutual support for anyone seeking freedom from drug addiction. The organisation welcomes anyone with a desire to stop using drugs, regardless of substances.
- [Smart Recovery](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/smart-recovery/): SMART Recovery promotes choice in recovery through a national network of mutual-aid meetings and online training programmes. Their Programme teaches rational, easy to learn and self-empowering skills to help participants abstain from any addictive behaviour and to develop a lifestyle that supports recovery.
- [Addiction Recovery Agency](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/support-advice-directory/addiction-recovery-agency/): Ara provides structured treatment, counselling, housing support, education, training and employment guidance and other interventions to promote recovery.

## Volunteer Opportunities
- [Bridge Food Project Client Support Volunteer](https://nbsg.foodbank.org.uk/volunteering/bridge-food-project-client-support-volunteer/): Building on the success of our Bridge Food Project at The Vench in Lockleaze, we will be opening a new Bridge outlet in Stoke Gifford this September. We're looking for volunteers to help us launch this exciting new venture.