Do you need our help?

Please don’t come direct to us, that’s not how we work…..

If you need help please go to one of the many agencies in our area that are in place to help the general public.

For instance;

if you’re a family with under 5’s the best place for you to access help for your family is your local Children’s Centre (Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton) click on a link for area specific information.

If you’re struggling to pay the rent or mortgage; please contact your local housing department.

If you have debt issues, try your local Citizen’s Advice Bureaux or Christians Against Poverty.

Are you over the age of 55, Age UK have offices across the region where they can offer advice and guidance tailored to your needs.

Are you getting all the benefits you’re entitled to? found this tool on Martin Lewis’s Money Saving Expert web site.

If you are having problems claiming benefits, your first port of call could be the Job Centre or after claiming your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureaux.

This is in no way meant to be a definitive list but you could always try the government’s information portal at Directgov.

We hope it is of some help and hope to you.

DON’T FORGET; You’ll need a voucher to access Black Country Foodbank:

you’ll only get one if the project/community group/agency thinks it will help WHILE YOU’RE ENGAGED WITH THEM, trying to solve the problems that led to you needing their help in the first place.

We know it sounds a bit harsh but we don’t operate a ‘soup kitchen’, so you’ll need a voucher.

Not only will you be able to access help through these agencies but if they think it will help they may issue you with a voucher for the Food Bank.

If an agency you work for or works with you isn’t on the list please ask them to contact us and we’ll see if they can be part of Foodbank, click here for further information.

Our voucher holding partner agencies are listed here:

Birmingham

Black Country-wide

Dudley

Sandwell

Walsall