Food Support
No one should struggle to access food. There are national charities and many local foodbanks and community pantries that can help.
Regenda Support
While Regenda doesn’t provide food directly, our teams can refer you to local food support services and help you access emergency welfare schemes.
National Support
- Trussell Trust: Find your nearest foodbank.
https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/ (this link will open in a new tab)
- The Community Grocery: Low‑cost groceries for local residents.
https://communitygrocery.org.uk/ (this link will open in a new tab)
- Turn2Us: For free school meals.
Food support in Cheshire
Cheshire East
Cheshire East Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Cheshire East Council - Help With Getting Food (this link will open in a new window)
Cheshire East Community Food Map (CVS Cheshire East) (this link will open in a new window)
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
West Cheshire Foodbank (this link will open in a new window)
Food support in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester (GM‑wide services)
Humans MCR - Food Support Across Greater Manchester (this link will open in a new window)
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Food Support Directory (this link will open in a new window)
Feed My City (Manchester, Salford, Trafford) (this link will open in a new window) Helpline: 0300 365 3101 (Phone lines open 9am-9pm daily)
Bolton
Bolton Council - Food Banks and Community Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Bolton Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Bury
Bury Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Bury Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window) -
Manchester
Help & Support Manchester - Food Projects Map (this link will open in a new window)
Manchester Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Oldham
Oldham Council - Help With Food (this link will open in a new window)
Oldham Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Oldham Foodbank
Unit B, Prince of Wales Industrial Units, Vulcan Street, Oldham, OL1 4ER
Open: Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm
Phone: 0161 622 1061
Email: Info@oldham.foodbank.org.uk
Shaw & Crompton Churches Together, The Salvation Army,
Farrow Street East, Shaw, OL2 8QY
Open: Monday, 11am - 1pm
Phone: 0161 622 1061
Email: Info@oldham.foodbank.org.uk
Rochdale
Rochdale Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Rochdale Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Rochdale Foodbank
- 14-16 Newgate, Rochdale, OL16 1BA
- Monday - Thursday, 10:30am - 12:30pm
- Friday 11:00am - 1pm
- Phone: 0300 102 1646
Branches Christian Fellowship (Smallbridge Methodist Church)
- 1 Wesley Street, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL12 9RW
- Open: Saturday, 10:30am -12pm
- Phone: 01706 655974
Littleborough Library
Hare Hill Park, Littleborough, OL15 9HE
- Monday 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday 9am - 6pm
- Wednesday - closed
- Thursday 9am - 5pm
- Friday 9am - 5pm
- Saturday 9am - 1pm
Heywood Foodbank (Heywood Baptist Church)
Open: Mondays & Fridays 10am - 12pm
Chapel St, Heywood OL10 1LE
Middleton - Lighthouse Project
S6b/c Middleton Shopping Centre, Limetree Road, Middleton, M24 4EL
Open: Mondays & Thursdays 11am - 1pm
Phone: 0161 643 1163
Salford
Salford City Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Salford Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Stockport
Stockport Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Stockport Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Tameside
Tameside Council - Food Banks and Community Pantries (this link will open in a new window)
Tameside Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Trafford
Trafford Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Trafford Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Wigan
Wigan Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Wigan Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
Food support in Lancashire
Lancashire (County‑wide)
Lancashire County Council - Support With Food (this link will open in a new window)
Citizens Advice Lancashire West - Food Banks Directory (this link will open in a new window)
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn Food Bank (Trussell Trust) (this link will open in a new window)
Blackpool
Blackpool Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window) (Blackpool’s food support is included within their health & wellbeing directory.)
Burnley
Burnley Together - Food Support (this link will open in a new window) (Listed by Lancashire County Council as the district’s food support hub.)
Chorley
Chorley Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
Fylde
Fylde Food Bank (Trussell Trust) (this link will open in a new window)
The Meadows Food Pantry (this link will open in a new window)
Christ Church Thornton, Meadows Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TW
Phone: 01253 272372
Flyde Foodbank
Citizens Advice Office, Moor street, Kirkham, PR4 2AU
Phone: 07592 542670
Preston
Preston City Council - Food Support (This link will open in a new window)
Garstang Foodbank
St Thomas Church, Church St, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PA
Open every Monday. Referrals made by Regenda via above phone number. Individuals can attend the food club every Monday to choose their own items, Tuesday - Friday parcels are delivered.
Email: michael@stthomasgarstang.org
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley Food Bank (Trussell Trust) (this link will open in a new window)
Rossendale
Rossendale Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)
South Ribble
South Ribble Borough Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)
West Lancashire
West Lancashire Borough Council - Food Banks (this link will open in a new window)
Wyre
Wyre Food Bank (Trussell Trust) (This link will open in a new window)
The Pantry
Fleetwood Hospital, Pharos St, Fleetwood FY7 6BE
Phone: 07467 498406
West View Community Association
2 Eden Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8DH
Phone: 01253 870133
Email: info@westviewcommunity.org.uk
Fleetwood Together
Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8DH
Phone: 07903177240
Email: fleetwoodtogethercontact@gmail.com
Food support in Merseyside
- Liverpool - Full List of Foodbanks (this link will open in a new window)
- Feeding Liverpool: Local food support initiatives (this link will open in a new window)
- Liverpool Household Support Fund - Liverpool City Council (this link will open in a new window)
- Sefton Household Support Fund - Sefton Council (this link will open in a new window)
- St Helens Household Support Fund - St Helens Borough Council (this link will open in a new window)
- Wirral Household Support Fund - Wirral Council (this link will open in a new window)
- Liverpool Citizens Support Scheme: Offers urgent needs awards for food and necessities via vouchers. Apply by calling 0800 456 1523.
- Liverpool Community Grocery (this link will open in a new window)