In crisis or Financial difficulty?
If you don’t have enough money to buy food for yourself and your family, you may be able to get a food box from the Storehouse. To receive emergency food from a Foodbank you will need a ‘food request slip’. You can get this from the following people;
CAB Open House Mental Health Services Turning Point Your Local Church
Job Centre Social Services Children’s Centres Catch 22 some GPs
Solo Housing Genesis Housing Orwell Housing The Befriending Scheme office
If you are unable to get a food request slip, then please call them on 07973 710905 . They hold weekly drop-ins on Tuesday and Friday 1-3pm at the Vineyard Centre, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NP (next to The Phoenix Children’s Centre.
The Storehouse foodbank will treat you with respect and dignity. They will offer you a warm welcome, refreshments and a friendly chat. It is a Christian organisation but your own beliefs will be respected.
Have a Free Homecooked Lunch
Drop in on Mondays 12pm-2pm at The Suffolk Road Church, Suffolk Road, Sudbury. Contact 01787 311558 for more information. No Pressure, No Questions, just lunch and a friendly face.
Need clothing, household goods or bedding?
Drop in to Sudbury Community Depot at The Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, Sudbury. It’s open on Mondays from 10 am to 12 noon (including Bank Holidays) and Thursdays 10 am to 1pm . The Depot offers support to anyone who needs clothing, household goods or bedding. They also have small pieces of furniture on site and will look out for larger items such as sofas on your behalf. Contact Teresa on 07462 108708 for more information.