Aisling Bea and friends put on a food collection drive event to raise money for Hackney Foodbank before Christmas

Volunteers at Hackney Foodbank have transformed Christmas this year for hundreds of people in extreme poverty.

An urgent plea has been issued to businesses, churches and community groups for festive hampers for visitors to Hackney Foodbank this Christmas.

Hackney Foodbank is urging the public to donate vouchers for teenagers in poverty this Christmas.

Hackney Foodbank has an alternative to the traditional Advent calendar – they’re urging the public to donate food to a collection box each day.

Neil Martinson gives a free talk on Sunday 13 November about his widely acclaimed photography of Hackney in the 70’s and 80’s and raises money for Hackney Foodbank.

You can support people in crisis this year by running your own Reverse Advent Calendar in the lead up to Christmas and collecting our most needed items for Hackney Foodbank.

For the fourth year running, the Local Buyers Club is running Trick or Eat which collects donations for Hackney Foodbank during Halloween.

Hackney Foodbank are looking for compassionate people who want to help local people in crisis and apply for our new roles!

Museum of the Home and Hackney Foodbank are proud to host an exhibition of photographs taken by visitors to the food bank. Open to view Friday 7 October to Sunday 30 October 2022.