Feed Our Pack

Why?

The cost-of-living crisis forcing more people to foodbanks and community shops.

Local primary schools identifying families struggling during half term.

How?

Grants, generous donations and support from key stakeholders and project partners, as well as fan donations.

Results

3700 distributed food parcels across the city to local primary schools.

85 pallets of food distributed to the Wolverhampton foodbank network.

Holiday activity camps provide free breakfast and lunch to support children during the holidays.

Food Parcels

So far, the project has distributed 3700 food parcels across the city to local primary schools who have identified families that are struggling during half term when free school meal provisions stop.

The increase in need for emergency food that we have seen since the start of 2022 demonstrates how the cost-of-living crisis is forcing more people to the doors of foodbanks and community shops. Many families do not do not have enough money to afford essentials such as heating and electricity.

We will continue to work with key stakeholders and project partners to find reliable and responsive ways to support residents in Wolverhampton experiencing food poverty.

To find out more about Feed Our Pack food parcels, please contact ollielocker@wolves.co.uk.

Food bank network

One of the main functions of the Feed Our Pack project has been to continue to increase the volume of food being distributed by foodbanks and community groups to meet increased demands. We support a vast network of project partners that have vast knowledge and experience of providing food support and understanding the needs of their local communities.

With support from national food re-distribution charity HISFOOD we have so far distributed 85 pallets of food to the Wolverhampton foodbank network which is equivalent to 36 tonnes of food and over 100,000 meals.

We have also been able to top up the amount of food being distributed thanks to Wolves fan donations at our Feed Our Pack container in the fan zone, open prior to every home fixture.

To find out if Feed Our Pack can support your foodbank, please contact ollielocker@wolves.co.uk.

Holiday Camps

Every half term Wolves Foundation run holiday activity camps across the community in local primary schools and community These include a programme of sports, physical activity, healthy eating and nutrition, enrichment and fun games.

Our vision is for children and young people within our community to be healthy, active, confident. The camps also provide free breakfast and lunch provision to support children during the holidays.

To find out more please contact ollielocker@wolves.co.uk.

Donate to Feed Our Pack

There any many ways to support the Feed Our Pack project:

Text Giving
Text FOP, followed by your donation amount (e.g. FOP 10) to 70085 (texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message).

JustGiving
You can also donate at our JustGiving page here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/FeedOurPack

Matchday Food Donations
Wolves fans wishing to donate food items for the Feed Our Pack project can now do so on a home matchday. Items can be taken to the Feed Our Pack stall at the Fan Zone, situated on the Wanderer Car Park behind the South Bank, from three hours before the home match kicks off.

Donations will be passed on to support Feed Our Pack’s network of foodbanks across Wolverhampton. Fans are encouraged to donate boxed and pre-packaged food within its expiry date and showing no sign of damage.
Items should ideally have ring-pulls or pull tabs rather than requiring a can opener, and home-made food or food requiring storage in a fridge or freezer cannot be accepted.

Feed Our Pack Partners

Thank you to our Feed Our Pack partners for supporting the project:

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