Ballymoney Foodbank Limited

Public benefits

Our purpose is to obtain funding to provide support in terms of free food for disadvantaged people and those in a crisis situation within the Ballymoney area. The direct benefit to the public is to help prevent family breakdown, housing loss, crime and mental health issues of stress and anxiety when people who are in a financial crisis are unable

to provide food for themselves and their immediate family. This can be evidenced by feedback obtained from clients. We exchange vouchers which we distribute to frontline care professionals such as doctors, Church pastoral workers and social workers for 3 days emergency food i.e. 10 balanced meals for clients and we then signpost clients to other organisations for further support. The direct benefit of this is that it enables us to come alongside those in need, socially disadvantaged and vulnerable and offer a cup of tea, provide a safe non judgemental place in which clients can be heard and find out about other areas of need to help break their long -term circle of poverty. There is no harm caused by the purposes of the charity. The charity’s beneficiaries are the disadvantaged people of the local Ballymoney area. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.

What your organisation does

We exchange vouchers for three days of emergency food and sign post clients to other organisations for further support.