News
17 Jan 24
We Need Space!
Happy New Year! On behalf of the 571 people that you enabled us to feed throughout December – Thank you! Your support and generosity, not just in supplying food and toiletries but also new toys for families meant that Christmas was better than expected for many local families. Whilst we continue to fight against poverty […]
28 Apr 23
End of Year Stats 2023
On Wednesday 26 April 2023, we released our stats on the number of emergency food parcels that Ammanford Foodbank provided within our local community between April 2022 and March 2023. The alarming new figures reveal that we have provided 4510 emergency food parcels to people who couldn’t afford the essentials in Ammanford over the last […]
7 Jun 21
15,000 People in 8 Years
As we mark eight years since the opening of the foodbank we are reminded of the many volunteers that make up our team. Wonderful men & women that enable us to provide emergency food relief to our community through collecting, sorting and distributing food. This means that over the last eight years we have fed […]
30 Sep 20
Each day there are people in our community having to make a decision between allocating the money they have on food or bills – no one should have less than they need to survive. We dream of a day when foodbanks are no longer required, but until then we’ve got to work together to help […]
7 Aug 20
Looking ahead
Four months into the financial year and we’ve fed over 1500 people; at this rate we’ll surpass the 2500 total in 2019-2020 and hit 4500 people fed in one year. That will be two years worth of help given out in just 12 months! 2018-19 = 2000 people 2019-20 = 2500 people 2020-21 -> expecting […]
14 Apr 20
Covid-19 & Ammanford Foodbank
3 weeks into the UK lock-down we wanted to let you know how we’re doing. First and foremost we’re immensely grateful to everyone that has donated, food or financially. Many people have been in touch asking how they can continue to support us from isolation and have been very generous in the gifts they’ve given. […]
