Storehouse Trust

Public benefits

The direct benefit flowing from our organisations purpose is a temporary alleviation of food shortage/ poverty to those in need in our local community and the surrounding areas through the giving of an emergency food parcel containing at least 3 days worth of food and household items. The benefits identified above will be evidenced through feedback

from clients and existing organisations that we partner with throughout the year, through verbal communication and regular independent evaluation of our services. The purposes of our charity should not lead to any harm to those benefiting from our foodbank. The foodbank itself may be taken advantage of by those who aren't necessarily suffering from food poverty but the benefits to those who are genuinely in need outweighs this risk to the organisation. The charity's beneficiaries is anyone who is in need in the local community and surrounding areas. There has been no private benefit identified from our purpose.

What your organisation does

We operate a "walk-in" food bank where anyone can come and collect an emergency food parcel containing at least 3 days worth of food/ household items. We can also take referrals from community members and are working with St Vincent de Paul, and often end up delivering food to those in need who have no way to get to our premises.