Salisbury Foodbank publish Amazon wishlist

Thursday, 6 April 2023 01:00

Salisbury Foodbank is seeing unprecedented levels of use and needs more help than usual.

They have given out more food parcels in January and February this year compared to 2022 and expect March figures to follow that trend.

Because of this, they are struggling with certain items, including toiletries that are very low or out of stock on things like deodorant, toothpaste and shower gel or shampoo.

Salisbury Foodbank has assembled an Amazon Wishlist to make knowing what to donate easy. There are over 40 items on the list ranging from fruit squash to toothbrushes; the list can be found here - Salisbury Foodbank Wishlist

Maria Stephenson, the manager of Salisbury Foodbank, says: "We're struggling at the moment in that we're giving away more food than we're taking in. That's a historical trend."

"We're sending out less single food boxes and more families are reaching out for help. So yeah, that is a huge worry for us, more working families are finding it hard to be able to provide for their families."

Stock is running low on some items (Image: Salisbury Foodbank)

The food bank is looking for donations of the following items specifically:

TOILET ROLLS MILK LONG LIFE FRUIT JUICE SQUASH (75CL) DRIED MILK TINNED POTATOES SPONGE PUDDINGS INSTANT MASH SMALL JARS OF COFFEE TINNED FRUIT JAM TINNED TOMATOES PACKET PUDDINGS/ANGEL DELIGHT TOOTHBRUSHES LADIES DEODORANT CHILDREN'S TOILETRIES (NOT BATH BOMBS) SHAMPOO AND 2 IN 1

Anyone wishing to donate can drop items off at the warehouse on Churchfields Industrial Estate. Their opening times: are 10-3 pm Mon-Fri, and you can visit the website for more information - https://salisbury.foodbank.org.uk/

You can also donate money directly to the foodbank - either by cheques made out to Salisbury Foodbank or online - https://salisbury.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/

Donations can be taken to - Unit 6b Ashfield Trading Estate, Ashfield Road, Salisbury SP2 7HL