Individuals needing food…

If you have a voucher:

• The Foodbank is a Registered Charity and is open every Wednesday morning between 9am and 11am. To access the food, the recipient or their representative will need to come to us Wednesday morning with a foodbank voucher from their supporting organisation. 

• Apologies that we do not have resources to routinely deliver food. As an alternative, people can either ask a friend / family member to collect food on the their behalf

If you don’t have a voucher:

If you’re experiencing hardship, you’re not alone. The agencies below can work with you to help you find a way forward. They might be able to give you information on how to claim extra benefits, and let you know about other grants and support you can apply for. And if you can’t afford to pay for essentials, they are able to email us to get you emergency food support.

HertsHelp

Contact HertsHelp – trained advisors are here to offer free, confidential assistance. They can put you in touch with relevant services and local support, including foodbank support

Call: 0300 123 4044 Text 60060 Email: info@hertshelp.net

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am – 5pm  Wednesday, 9am – 7pm; Saturday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm.

Help Through Hardship

Call their free, confidential helpline on 0808 208 2138 to speak to a friendly adviser.

Open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. Closed on public holidays

Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield:  Vouchers can also be issued by Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice based in Hatfield.  If you are in need of a voucher please access the following website https://www.cawelhat.org.uk/  for information on how to contact us. You can also email  advice@whcab.org.uk or call 01707 954123 to access their call back service.  Please leave your full name and contact phone number to request a call back. When you receive a call (this may appear on your phone as a private or withheld number) they will conduct a telephone assessment before issuing a voucher.

PLEASE BE AWARE Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield are currently experiencing high demand and it may be 3 – 5 working days before you receive a voucher.  Therefore if your situation is urgent, the Citizen’s Advice service may not be able to help you in time. 

If by this coming Wednesday your situation is urgent, and Citizen’s Advice have not made contact with you, do come along to the Foodbank (between 9am and 11am) and we can support you with accessing one of the services above.

Note for National Advisors: As we are an independent Foodbank, you do not need to issue a paper/electronic voucher. Please email us at foodbank@newzioncf.net and advise us of the clients name and how many weeks of food support they require, following your assessment.

Food Donations…

Thank you so much for contacting us at the Foodbank and for your wonderful generosity.  We truly appreciate every single can and packet that we receive and can guarantee that all donations will reach people in need with our community.

Any food donations would be very welcome – they need to be non perishable and within their ‘use by’ date. Items that are particularly in need are long life milk, cereals, variety of tinned meat (meatballs, hotdogs, chicken curry or chicken in white sauce), cleaning products and toiletries

Foodbank is open every Wednesday morning at the address as given below. If you could drop off your donation on Wednesday between 8:30 and 11:30 am that would be amazing – Thank You!

For anyone who would like to make a financial donation, please email us at foodbank@newzioncf.net so we can provide bank details and this also enables us to thank you for your donation. If you are a UK tax payer, and would like to Gift Aid your donation, please complete the form below and return it to the church office at New Zion Christian Fellowship, 140 Cole Green Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 3JE. We need to retain a paper copy of your form for HMRC, so are unable to accept electronic forms. Thank you