Redistributing food to people
who need it

CEYP set up our first foodbank in Eltham in April 2016,  to make good use of the surplus fresh fruit and vegetables that were being discarded at the end of each day,  by local food businesses and supermarkets.

Traditionally this food, which is perfectly good to eat, would be sent to become animal feed or compost because existing foodbanks couldn't easily redistribute it due to its' short shelf life.

In 2020 we opened a second foodbank in Mottingham, primarily to respond to the increased need for food caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. This service moved into our Eltham site in 2025

Thanks to the generous support of our funders and donations from members of the public, we distribute healthy tinned and packet foods, in addition to the fresh fruit and vegetables already available, at our Eltham location.

We are always looking for new sources of surplus food for us to redistribute to those who need it.

We also welcome additional volunteers who can give up a few hours of their time each week to help collect and sort the food we are given. We also need volunteers who can fundraise for us, in order to raise the money we need to cover the essential ongoing running costs of our services.

Please do contact us on  info@emcfp.org   if you are able to help us in any way.  

As currently the increased demand for help far exceeds the amount of food we have to distribute - and we want to give existing service users a reasonable amount of food each time they visit -  we have temporarily paused self referrals. You can still add your name to our waiting list 

Alternatively, you  can ask a recognised agency (such as Royal Greenwich, your social worker or GP) to make an agency referral to us.