More and more people are finding themselves in hardship due to increasing food prices, energy prices and freezes on pay meaning they struggle to provide adequate meals to support their family. Food banks have been set up throughout the UK to help those families in need and the number of people benefiting from emergency food has increased year on year with 280,000 being fed in 2012 compared to 128,000 in 2011.

The leading supermarkets in the county borough are taking corporate social responsibility extremely seriously.  Asda, Morrisons and Tescos are joining forces to help with emergency food parcels for individuals and families who are on low incomes.  In Blackwood, Caerphilly, new Tredegar and Risca, the Town Centre Management team has helped to co-ordinate the collection and distribution to the Food Banks.

Important Update

Please note the information on this page may be out-of-date, we now have updated food bank information including contact details here.

 

Food bank locations

• St Dingat’s Church
  Church Terrace
  New Tredegar
  NP24 6HF
  Supported by Tesco Ystrad Mynach 
• Tab Life Centre
  Tram Road
  Pontllanfraith
  NP12 2JF
  Supported by Asda Blackwood 
• Risca Food Bank
  66a Commercial Street
  Risca
  NP11 6BA
  Supported by Tesco Risca
• Bridging the Gap
  Elim Church
  Caerphilly
  Supported by Asda Caerphilly and Morrisons Caerphilly