Get a food voucher
The community organisations below can all issue food vouchers for our food bank and will make sure you are connected to wider support.
Break
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
Support for young people in and around care.
Broadland Housing
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
If you live in a property owned by this Housing Association, contact your Housing Support Officer for help with obtaining a food voucher.
Change, Grow, Live
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
Alcohol and drug addiction support
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
What happens next:
They will be able to assess your need and provide you with a foodbank voucher alongside advice which may help to resolve the cause of your crisis.
Norfolk Citizens Advice offers free, confidential, and impartial advice to anyone in the county. They are a local charity providing high-quality, accredited advice on a broad range of issues.
Freebridge Housing
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
If you live in a property owned by this Housing Association, contact your Housing Support Officer for help with obtaining a food voucher.
GP Surgeries
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
If you are registered with one of the GP surgeries listed below, you can obtain a voucher there:
St James Medical Practice, County Court Road, KL
Southgates & The Woottons Surgeries
Vida Healthcare, Carole Brown Health Centre, Dersingham
Vida Healthcare, Fairstead Surgery
Vida Healthcare, Gayton Road Surgery
Vida Healthcare, St Augustine’s Surgery
You can also obtain a voucher from your Social Worker, Health Visitor, Mental Health Team, Crisis Team and from Children’s Services.
Help Through Hardship
What happens next:
They’ll ask about your circumstances so they can understand your situation and support your wellbeing. They can help you get the support you need if you’re struggling to afford essentials like food, heating and toiletries. If you, or someone you know, is struggling with money, they can help.
The Help through Hardship helpline is a free phone service delivered in partnership with Citizens Advice. The friendly advisers have already helped thousands of people who are worried about money and are there to help you access the support you need.
The advisers can help you get the support you need if you’re struggling to afford essentials like food, heating and toiletries. They can advise which social security payments you’re entitled to, guide you through any claims, and help you with emergency issues.
Home Group
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
If you live in a property owned by this Housing Association, contact your Housing Support Officer for help with obtaining a food voucher.
Leeway
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
Domestic violence and abuse service.
Lily
What happens next:
The referral agency will discuss your situation and supply you with a foodbank voucher where appropriate. They may also be able to offer you other support or help or refer you to other helpful organisations.
Lily is a service from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk that helps adults in west Norfolk develop friendships and engage in our community.
See more information about visiting a food bank below.
