Donate Food

Carlisle Foodbank relies on your generosity to provide food for people in crisis.  We rely on these food donations to enable us to make up parcels that are as nutritionally balanced as possible.  The Shopping List below will give you an idea of the items accepted for distribution. We have various Collection Points around Carlisle for easy delivery.                                        

Tinned Food

Savoury

• Meat
• Fish (Tuna)
• Potatoes
• Vegetables
• Tomatoes
• Snacks (spaghetti, beans and sausages, macaroni cheese, ravioli etc.)

Sweet

• Rice Pudding
• Custard
• Fruit

Packets/Jars/Bottles

Savoury

• Pasta Sauce
• Sandwich Spreads/Paste
• Pot Noodles
• Dried Snacks (pasta in sauce, noodles, mug shots etc.)
• Mash
• Cup a Soup

Drinks

• UHT Milk
• Tea Bags
• Coffee
• Juice (low sugar)

Sundries

• Sugar
• Cereal
• Biscuits

Ring pulls on cans would be helpful especially for the homeless or alternatively tin openers could be donated.

We also need ladies sanitary products, toiletries, toilet roll, deodorant, shampoo, soap, nappies, baby wipes and household cleaning products.

Collection Points