Help with Food

Hello,

There are a number of ways you can access support. If you need some assistance with getting food, please visit this web page: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/information-about-coronavirus/support-if-you-need-food/

Please refer to our 'Worried about Money' leaflet on the right hand side of our 'Help with Food' page which signposts more support: https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/help-with-food

Alternatively, you can reach community groups in your local area who are providing food support directly by using the Help With Food map on the help with food page: https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/help-with-food

Thank you

Can I get help with food hamper

I have managed to register but I cannot activate the dots on the map to see where the Larders, food banks etc are?
I needed to check that The Gover Community Larder situated at Pondhu Family Hub, St Austell, is there

Thank you for continuing to use the Help with Food map. If you need any further assistance, including support relating to financial concerns, please visit: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/helpinghand

Please note: some dots on the map represent online groups (i.e. facebook groups) offering support across their area and do not have a physical building you can visit, for example in Padstow. In these cases, please contact them directly for information and support using the contact details and web page provided.

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Good morning,
I have had 5 vouchers for the food bank within the last six months so I am no longer able to use the food bank. Due to a delay in DWP benefits we have racked up considerable debt. Please can you direct me as to where we can go?

I can’t find any of the three places show on the map around Padstow.

Hi, based on your feedback we have created a new map using different software. Please let us know if you find this one easier to use.

Remake: Cornwall, 86 Stennack Road, Holmbush, St Austell PL25 3JQ - we continue to deliver our community fridge serving fresh produce supporting between 35-55 families each day. We are currently open Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday at 10am, more information is o our Facebook page (can you kindly add us to the map please & thanks in advance!)

Hi, There has been some changes to the way Treverbyn Community Trust are operating their community larders. The services is now mobile and presently provides a 'larder' on Thursdays to
Rock Inn, Roche, PL26 8EP (9:30-10:00am)
Working Men’s Club Car Park St Dennis PL26 8AB (10:30-11:00am)
Recreation Ground Car Park St Columb Major, TR9 6RR (11:30-12:00)
Victory Hall, Indian Queens, TR9 6PP (12:30-1:00pm)
Fraddon Village Hall, TR9 6NT (1:30-2:00pm)

Both the Roche & St Dennis sites replace the ones previously stated.
There will additional sites coming soon.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Hi please could you add us to your food map - Saltash Cornwall Community Enterprises PL12 - Community Fridge and Larder. We started the Community Fridge to encourage people to share food and to reduce food waste, and to support those who are struggling to access food. We collect surplus food via Fareshare, and supermarkets and redistribute it from our Community Fridge and larder, and our mobile Fridge. We are open 4 days a week, and our mobile fridge goes out twice a week. Our address is 4 Fore Street, Saltash

Hi, How do i register our Community Fridge and Larder ( Saltash) on the Cornwall Food Map /
Thank you,

Hi please could you add us to your map - St Ives Cornwall. https://www.stivesorchard.co.uk/foodshare/. We are a foodshare group formed to reduce food waste and to support those struggling financially, isolated or vulnerable to access food. We collect surplus and waste food and redistributing it every single day from various sources, offering collections to all 4 times a week and deliveries to houses twice a week. This includes meals that we have cooked up using the surplus food. We are based in both the St Ives Community Orchard and the ST Ives Rugby club. Alexandra Rd, Saint Ives TR26 1ER

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How very sad this is, basically as an authority you are admitting that there is a great deal of inequality and poverty in what is purported to be a 'rich country'. Seemingly, instead of providing jobs and social support indicative of a 'rich country' you now rely upon voluntary efforts rather than addressing an authority's moral and social responsibilities in our so called enlightened and progressive society - a 21C society. Agreed, that communities should be encouraged to support their community - but basically this is a cynical move away from state support - which I agree with on some levels. The question is, is central government using this situation to make fundamental social changes, not entirely before time, but without informative and helpful education and encouragement in a wide range of social initiatives that encourage this change. It appears that a heavy hand is making changes under cover of a 'crisis'. Where does Fareshare obtain the 12-15 tons of food - supermarkets, local shops, individuals?? And why do the folks who access this service have iphones but no food? Zooming - well again, no food but data rich! What a disgraceful society we have become - with values so far removed from decency, reality, individual and corporate responsibility

Thank you for your comments - we are currently updating the map and will be adding more information in due course.

Hi, We have partnered with FareShare to enable us to bring support into Cornwall. Each week we distribute some 12-15 ton of food across Cornwall to 18 community foodbanks. This is enough to produce 30,000 meals each week. Most of those we support are not on your list and we think they should be as many people may miss out of the vital support we bring to Cornwall.
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Can you please add Mabe Emergency Group?

I can't get help even though I have been shielding since march last year I try to get shopping on line but tescos always book up for weeks. Iceland week before Christmas took my money then never bought my food then tried to ring me I told them I was deaf then when trying to get my money back it took 2 weeks. Plus a lady made fun of me being deaf.

I understand that a food bank is/will soon be open in Fowey - can you please show details so donations can happen?