King’s Food Bank, Kendal

The food bank was founded by members of King’s Church, Kendal  in February 2012 and has rapidly grown with the continued support of many local churches and organisations. We provide boxes of nutritional, non perishable food that provide three meals a day for a minimum of 5 days. The food boxes are tailored to suit the needs of the individual or family receiving them. All food boxes are given freely and without agenda.

We receive no public funding to carry out this work. We rely entirely on donations of food and financial contributions from individuals, local societies, schools, businesses, charities and churches. A Manager and Driver/Assistant are employed and our team of stock room and delivery staff are all unpaid volunteers.

Most other food banks require people to approach them to ask for help with food support. At King’s Food Bank we think that the reluctance of people to ask for help might prevent them from getting much needed assistance. We use referring agencies to provide us with the details of people in need of support and are usually able to deliver a food box within 24 hours. Please see the list of referring agencies on our partners page for more information on referral.