PUBLIC INFORMATION PAGES FROM CAMDEN COUNCIL

Many of the organisations in Camden’s voluntary sector are providing emergency food.

If you or anyone you know needs support, here are some ways you can access it:

1 Link up with local organisations who can help you access food and other support at coronavirus-help.camden.gov.uk

2 Call Camden Council, who will be able to offer further advice, on 020 7974 4444 (option 9).

3 The food bank at Maiden Lane Community Centre is still operating. Refer yourself or someone you know online at maidenlanecommunitycentre.org or call Amanda on 07415 354784.

They’re also accepting donations at the Community Centre on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12 to 2pm, or you can donate food and essentials at Maiden Lane’s food bank collection point in Sainsbury’s in Camden Town. Items needed include UHT milk, sugar, pasta, rice, tinned food, loo roll and nappies.

4 The Living Centre will host Camden Mobile Food Bank for the next three months. To refer yourself or someone you know, complete the online form at urbancommunityprojects.org.uk/referral-form

5 Feast With Us provides fresh cooked meals for Hampstead and Camden Town residents

Feast With Us collects surplus fresh produce – that would otherwise be thrown away – from north London retailers to cook and deliver nutritious meals to vulnerable adults on a weekly basis.

They are currently operating a hot meal delivery service in Hampstead on Tuesday evenings and in Camden Town on Thursday evenings – with plans to expand in Hampstead to deliver on more days.

To get in touch and request a hot meal, or if you would like to volunteer to help prepare meals, email volunteer@feastwithus.org.uk

For more information, visit feastwithus.org.uk

6 Cooperation Kentish Town delivers food parcels to residents

Local community-led food co-op Cooperation Kentish Town – part of the Cooperation Town network – is coordinating mass food distributions to local residents on low or no income. Based at the Ingestre Community Centre, they pack and deliver parcels to hundreds of households in and around NW5, providing families with fresh vegetables and tinned food, bread, pasta and healthy snacks.

They accept referrals from groups, agencies and neighbours, and aim to deliver as many parcels as possible every Wednesday afternoon.

To get in touch, email CooperationKentishTown@gmail.com or through mutual-aid.uk