Donate food
Support us by donating food and other essentials.
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The free BankTheFood app provides real-time updates of which items we need.
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More people than ever are being driven to food banks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.
Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community. Over 75% of the food we distribute is donated by people living in or close to our area of distribution of food parcels. Without your help we would struggle to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious food parcel.
What to donate
Items we need
As of 21/04/2026
- Instant mashed potato
- Pasta
- Tinned fish
- Tinned fruit
- Tinned rice pudding
- Tinned tomatoes
- Vegetarian food items
Items we don’t need
As of 21/04/2026
- Cereal
- Tea bags
- Tinned chickpeas
- Tinned meat
- Tinned pulses
Online donation
If you want to donate food to our food bank but can't get to the shops, you can buy things we need directly from Give Today. Pick what you want to buy, pay for it and they will deliver it to us, free of charge!
Warehouse donations
You can bring your donations, or arrange for an online supermarket shop delivery, to our warehouse during our opening hours.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Unit 36 Upper, Albion Mills, Albion Road, Bradford, BD10 9TQ
For delivery at other times or to arrange the collection of large donations please contact our office.
Organise a food drive
A food drive is a brilliant way to encourage people you know (friends, family, co-workers) to discover more about our food bank and help local people going through a crisis.
How to organise your food drive
Download our top tips for a successful food drive.
Contact us to discover if we have any urgent food or non-food needs.
Delivery / Collection of donations
- Delivery: Please bring your donations to our warehouse or contact us to arrange an alternative delivery time.
- Collection: If it is difficult for you to deliver during working hours, please contact us and we will arrange for someone to come and collect your donations.
Host a Permanent Collection Point (PCP)
Find out more about how your business can host a permanent food collection point for Bradford North Foodbank.
Food donation points
You can donate items by leaving them at donation points at the following locations. Your donations will be delivered to us, where we’ll pack them into emergency food parcels.
Find your nearest donation point below.
