Foodbanks and community larders provide emergency food parcels free of charge. You normally need a referral, for example from a social worker, City Council, Citizens Advice Bureau, GP or other community organisation.
Community groceries and pantries don’t typically require a referral. They offer food at very low cost, often with a small membership fee.
Community cafes and kitchens don’t typically require a referral. They offer hot or cold meals free of charge or at very low cost.
If you know of any updates to food poverty organisation opening hours, location or operations then please let us know. It will help us to keep vital information up to date, Thanks!
Don’t hesitate to ask for help if you are struggling to put decent, healthy food on the table.
Holiday Clubs for Kids
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) kids clubs are free of charge for children aged 5-16 eligible for free school meals, and include sports and other fun activities, and food is provided.
Boston
Boston Food Bank – Blenkin Memorial Hall, 1 Wormgate, Boston PE21 6NP
Emergency food and support
Tuesday & Thursday 11.30am – 2.30pm
Referral needed or contact –
Centrepoint Outreach (Boston) – Belmont House, 15 Red Lion Street, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6PZ
Food parcels, guidance and drop in centre
Monday – Friday 9.30 – 3.30 & Saturday 9.30 – 12
No referral needed
Old Leake Community Hub – Old Leake Community Centre, Furlongs Lane, Old Leake PE22 9NX
Membership surplus food shop, entertainment and refreshments
Community Hub Wednesday 10am – 2.30pm
The Bread and Butter Thing: refreshments 2-2.30pm
Donate or contact to volunteer
No referral needed
oldleakecommunityhub@hotmail.com
07913651835
07983406443
Restore Kitchen – Restore Kitchen, George St car park, Boston, PE21 8XF
Soup kitchen
Monday – Friday – from 8pm
No referral needed
01205 837 209
Restore Pantry – Restore Pantry, Restore Church, Liquorpond Street, PE21 8UJ
Low cost food pantry (membership needed) and lunch club
Wednesday – Friday 10am – 2pm
Membership needed
01205 837 209
East Lindsey
Alford Storehouse Foodbank – Storehouse Church Alford, 47 West Street Alford LN13 9EZ
Church led community outreach
No referral needed
thestorehousechurchalford@outlook.com
ECHO Street Kitchen – North Halt, Keddington Road LN11 0AA
Van-based street food, based in Louth
No referral needed
Horncastle Community Larder – Horncastle Community Centre, Manor House Street, Horncastle, LN95HF
We aim to ensure that nobody in our community need go hungry, through Horncastle Community Larder. We also offer advice and practical support through our drop in service, Horncastle Community Links.
Donate food or financially
communitylarder@gmail.com
Lighthouse – Louth Methodist Church, Nichol Hill
Louth, LN11 9NQ
A welcoming warm space offering free food bank, larder and refreshments
Wednesday & Friday 10am – 2pm
Donate food during opening hours or to local Coop stores
Contact to Volunteer
Referral need from Job Centre or CAB
lighthouselouthmc@gmail.com
07983385570
Louth Community Larder – Churches Together Foodbank, Louth Trinity Centre, Eastgate, Louth LN11 8DJ
Independent food bank dependent on community donations
Monday – Friday 9-10am
Donate or drop off food during opening hours
Neighbours Kitchen – The Priory Hotel, 149 Eastgate, Louth LN11 9AJ
Food hampers and hot meals local delivery service
No referral needed, contact to order –
Skegness Food Bank – The Storehouse, North Parade, Skegness PE25 1BY
Free food bank and larder and local food parcel deliveries
Monday – Friday 10am – 12pm
Donate or drop off food donations during opening hours or to Hilldred’s Shopping Centre
Contact to volunteer
Referral needed from ELDC Rough Sleeping Team or contact –
The Restore Centre, The Storehouse, North Parade, Skegness PE25 1BY
Community cafe and kitchen, laundry and shower facilities, well being groups and warm space.
Monday to Friday 12.30 – 3.30pm
Donations 9am-3pm
Contact to volunteer
skegnessfoodbank@thestorehouse.co.uk
07424923798
Spilsby Foodbank – New Life Centre, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5DU
Community church and foodbank
Sunday – Friday – hours vary
No referral needed
Sutton on sea Community Larder – 44 High St, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2EY
An online group to help the community in times of need
Contact to donate or for a referral –
stephanie.carruthers@icloud.com
Wragby ChEF Community Shop – Old Pharmacy, Market Place, Wragby LN8 5QU
Free lunches for all school aged children during school holidays, donation only cafe and pantry, hot meals delivery service and warm space
Monday – Friday 12-1pm
No referral needed
Wragby Foodbank – All Saints Church, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5RA (Collection point at rear of church)
Donate or deliver to church Monday & Thursday 11.30am-1.30pm
(Text ‘Food’ for a call back)
Lincoln
If you need help with accessing food but you’re not working with an agency who can provide a referral, contact Lincoln City Council welfare helpline: 01522 873382
Development Plus Project Compass – 97 High Street, Lincoln
A safe and welcoming environment for people who are rough sleeping in Lincoln. We will signpost and support people, offering food, clothing, physical and mental health care.
Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm (except Thursday 9am – 10am)
Referral needed, contact the council rough sleeping team, HHH
Becky.Frost@developmentplus.org.uk
07944900658
ECHO Street Kitchen – Croft Street Community Centre, Croft Street, Lincoln LN25AZ
Van-based street kitchen, serving hot meals & drinks, and delivering food parcels
Sunday 1.30 – 2.30
No referral needed, for food parcels contact –
LIFT project – 9 Croft St, Lincoln LN2 5AX
Food parcels and support
Monday – Saturday 7am-9am
Contact to donate
No referral needed
Lincoln Community Larder – St Giles Methodist Church, Addison Dr, Lincoln LN2 4LH
Community led foodbank with various locations around Lincoln, offering immediate provisions to local people in need
Wednesday & Friday 10 – 11.30am
01522 569291
Lincoln Community Larder – YMCA Annexe, Rosemary Lane, LN2 5AR
Community led foodbank with various locations around Lincoln, offering immediate provisions to local people in need
Tuesday & Friday 1pm-3pm
01522 569291
Lincoln Community Larder – St John the Baptist Parish Hall, Laughton Way, LN2 2ES
Community led foodbank with various locations around Lincoln, offering immediate provisions to local people in need
Wednesday 9.30 – 10.30am
01522 569291
Lincoln Community Grocery – Beaumont Manor,
Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1UL
Open for the people of Lincoln helping to keep families fed and give members access to support too
Monday – Friday 9:30am – 4:30pm
Lincoln Central Mosque – Dixon St, Lincoln LN6 7DA
Lincoln Foodbank – Bridge Community Hub, 107-115 Newark Road, Lincoln LN5 8NQ
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Monday – Wednesday & Friday 10am-12pm
Lincoln Foodbank – Central Methodist Church, 123 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7PR
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Thursday 10.30am-1pm
Lincoln Foodbank – Moorland Park Methodist Church, 46 Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 7RB
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Tuesday 1pm-3pm
Thursday 10am-12pm
Lincoln Foodbank – Birchwood Life Church, 127 Birchwood Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 0JE
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Tuesday – Thursday 10am-12pm
01522 694694
Mint Lane Cafe – 12 Mint Lane, Lincoln LN1 1UD
Community cafe and surplus food shop hosting cookery classes, workshops and supper clubs
Wednesday – Friday 10am-2pm
Donate or Volunteer or drop off food during opening hours
No referral needed
Monks Abbey Primary School – Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5PF
Fundraising group to support pupils and families and raise money for school facilities
St. Swithin’s – The Salthouse, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY
Love Your Neighbour is a national network of churches, charities and other organisations working across towns and cities, to see people helped, communities rebuilt and to inspire a fresh movement of practical love for our neighbour
No referral needed
01522 275067
North Kesteven
Community Larder – Martin Village Hall, High Street, Martin, LN4 3QY
Community led foodbank offering immediate provisions to local people in need
Tuesday 3pm-4pm by appointment only
Referral needed, contact –
01526 378634
07816127681
Lincoln Foodbank – Provisions Foodbank, Unit 7 Gateway Court, Dankerwood Road, South Hykeham, Lincoln LN6 9UL
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Monday – Thursday 11am-3pm
Lincoln Foodbank – St Hugh’s Church, Harewood crescent North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN68JG
Emergency food and support for local people, various locations around Lincoln
Friday – Saturday 11am-1pm
07985148538
Branston All Saints Food Bank –
Please do not come to the food bank to collect supplies – one of the volunteers will deliver to your home. Our volunteers will carry an ID and wear high viz vests. They are all adults and have been DBS checked.
07395906220
Open for donations from 10.00 to 11.00 am Monday to Friday
branstonallsaints.co.uk/food-bank
Sleaford Community Larder – New Life Centre, 25 Mareham Lane, Sleaford NG34 7JP
Independent food bank covering the North Kesteven District, providing food parcels for those in need
North Lincolnshire
Cooperation Brigg – Bonby Village Hall, Main Street, Bonby, DN20 0PW
A member’s food co-op, part of the Co-operation Town network
No referral needed
07875407997
Cooperation Humber – Baysgarth Community Hub, Baysgarth Park, Brigg Road, Barton-Upon-Humber, DN18 5DT
Cooperation Humber is a community food co-op based in Barton upon Humber. We are a non-profit membership group that offers its members quality groceries by sourcing and distributing food which would have otherwise been wasted. We charge a low weekly price, only to cover costs.
Monday 9-10.30am
Donate or volunteer or drop off food during opening hours
No referral needed
07830449000
Scunthorpe Foodbank – Connect Church, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe DN16 1NR
Emergency food and support for local people, with various locations around Scunthorpe
Tuesday 1pm-3pm
07731321896
Scunthorpe Foodbank – Epworth Baptist Church, Station Road
Epworth DN9 1JZ
Emergency food and support for local people, with various locations around Scunthorpe
Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday 9am-10am
01427 875839
Scunthorpe Foodbank – St George’s Church, Digby Street, Scunthorpe DN15 7LU
Emergency food and support for local people, with various locations around Scunthorpe
Wednesday 1pm-2.30pm
01724 857639
Scunthorpe Foodbank – Westcliff Community Centre, 7 Newbolt Ave, Westcliff, Scunthorpe, DN171PE
Emergency food and support for local people, with various locations around Scunthorpe
Friday 1pm-3pm
0300 102 8061
North East Lincolnshire
ECHO Street Kitchen – Van-based street food, Edward Street, Grimsby
Hot meals and drinks at Grimsby Flyover
- Saturdays 6:30-8pm
- Wednesdays 12-2pm
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
Feed the Community, Fighting Food Poverty – St Christopher’s Methodist Church, Convamore Road, Grimsby, DN32 9PA
Local charity offering food parcels and support
Monday 11am-2pm
No referral needed
feedthecommunity@outlook.com
07727 260285
Grimsby Food Kitchen – 18 Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby, DN313LB
Community organisation offering emergency food provisions, serving hot meals to anyone over 18
Sunday 11am
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
cathken1981@gmail.com
07926 516857
Oasis Community Space, Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 1AW
Oasis Hub South Grimsby team and volunteers are here for food parcel support
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-12pm
Contact to donate or volunteer, drop off food during opening hours or to Grimsby Garden Centre
01472 310013
Pit-stop in the Park – 183-207 Brereton Ave, Cleethorpes DN35 7RG
K.D.A.R.S Pitstop in The Park is a not for profit community project
Wednesday – Sunday 12-5pm
We are ONE Foundation – Rear of 146 Freeman Street, Grimsby, DN32 7AJ
We are ONE is a grassroots charity staffed by volunteers, working to provide support for people facing food poverty
Tuesday & Thursday 11.30am-2pm
contact.us@weareone-outreachnortheast.org
01472 460246
07542 962210
We Are ONE Foundation – The Runner Bean Cafe
165 Freeman Street, Grimsby, DN32 7AS
Takeaway soup kitchen open to all
Saturday 4-6pm
contact.us@weareone-outreachnortheast.org
01472 460246
07542 962210
West Marsh Food Larder – West Marsh Community Centre, Beeson St, Grimsby, DN31 2QH
Local community centre offering food larder and well being groups
Wednesday 11am-1pm
Contact to volunteer
No referral needed
South Holland
Agape Care Foodbank – The Lighthouse Church, 10 Haverfield Rd PE11 2XP Spalding
An independent foodbank run by a friendly group of volunteers servicing the Spalding & South Holland area
Tuesday & Thursday 12-2pm
Referral needed – for info, please contact:
Crowland Community Larder – Methodist Chapel, Reform Street, Crowland, United Kingdom, PE6 0AN
A free to access community larder to support local members
Friday 10.30am-12pm
Membership needed, contact –
Holbeach Community Larder – The Reading Rooms, 19 Church Street, PE12 7LL
A local independent foodbank and cafe supporting anyone is crisis in Holbeach and nearby villages
Foodbank Wednesday & Friday 10am-1pm
Cafe Friday 11am-1pm
Long Sutton Food Larder – Market Place, Long Sutton, PE129JE
Emergency help for the local community
Tuesday 10am-1pm & Friday 1-3pm
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
Sutton Bridge Community Larder – Unit 8 Railway Lane Industrial Estate, Railway Lane North, Sutton Bridge, PE12 9UN
Food and some of the basic necessities if you have genuine need to Sutton Bridge and the surrounding areas
Tuesday & Friday 10am-1pm
Donate or contact to volunteer
Referral needed or contact –
suttonbridgecommunitylarder@outlook.com
South Kesteven
Bourne Foodbank – Bourne United Reformed Church, Eastgate, Bourne PE10 9JY
Emergency food and support for local people in need
Tuesday 1-3pm & Friday 9-11am
The Butterfield Centre – 2 North Road, Bourne, PE10 9AP
Residential care centre offering meals on wheels and mental health groups
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9am-3pm
Tuesday & Thursday 9am – 1pm
Contact to donate
Contact for referral
Deepings Foodbank – Church Street, Deeping St James, PE6 8HF
Emergency food and support for local people in need
Monday 2.30-4pm
Don’t Lose Hope Cafe – 4 North St, Bourne PE10 9EA
Free counselling service for all, supported by fundraising, donations and cafe sales
Monday – Friday 9am-4pm & Saturday 10am-4pm
Donate or contact to volunteer
No referral needed
Grantham Foodbank – Unit 1-2, Grey Friars, Grantham
Emergency food and support for local people in need
Monday 2-4pm, Wednesday 1-3pm & Friday 1-3pm
Oundle Foodbank – Oundle Methodist Church
Drummingwell Lane, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4AA
Emergency food and support for local people in need
Tuesday 2-3pm
info@stamfordoundle.foodbank.org.uk
07570 583 799
Stamford Foodbank – All Saints & St John’s Unity Centre, 27 West Street, Stamford PE9 2PR
Emergency food and support for local people in need
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 1-3pm
info@stamfordoundle.foodbank.org.uk
07570 583 799
Stamford Second Helpings – Orion House, 11 Barn Hill, Stamford PE9 2AE
Volunteer led cafe and community fridge redistributing waste food on a pay-as-you-feel basis
Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am-2pm
No referral needed
West Lindsey
Affordable Foods –
32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough, DN21 1SN
Community shop and social lounge using surplus and locally grown food to feed those in need
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
Bardney Larder
Bardney: The Grocery at the Open Door
Membership shop / community grocery (food is paid for directly or through membership)
- Monday 10am-1pm
- Wednesday 10am-1pm, 5pm-7pm
- Friday 10am-1pm
- Saturday 10am-1pm
No referral needed
We are an eco, not for profit project – saving food from landfill and filling cupboards for a fraction of the price.
Donations: drop off directly at shop, contact: admin@bardneycommunity.co.uk
Volunteers welcome
Bread & Roses Community Pantry & Market Stall
4 Market Place, Gainsborough, DN21 2BY
Community shop offering surplus produce
Monday – Tuesday & Thursday – Saturday 8am-5pm
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
Caistor Food Bank, Caistor Methodist Church Hall, 8 Chapel Street, Caistor, LN7 6UF
Our food bank offers a range of produce and emergency staple products, including sanitary/hygiene items, tinned, ambient and fresh foods. Our aim is to help to local people in crisis
Wednesday & Saturday 11:30am-1:30pm
Donate or volunteer or drop off food at local co-op stores
No referral needed
Eudaimonia – Unit 3F, Sandars Road, Heapham Road Industrial Estate, Gainsborough, DN21 1RZ
Addressing the cycle of poverty, poor health and unemployment and to improve the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, both in the UK and Kenya. Community shop at Affordable Foods Gainsborough
Feeding Gainsborough – Gainsborough House, 18 Parnell Street, Gainsborough, DN212NB
Feeding Gainsborough is a network of social organisations across West Lindsey that make best use of surplus foods in the community, collecting surplus food from local supermarkets, businesses and growers and re-distributing to those most in need
Contact to donate or volunteer
Gainsborough Salvation Army – Beaumont St, Gainsborough DN21 2ER
We offer as bag of food once-a-week every week for as long as you need.
Food Bank is open every Monday & Friday 10am-1pm
No referral needed.
Market Rasen New Life Centre – Serpentine Street, Market Rasen, LN8 3AR
Church led foodbank offering food parcels and local delivery
Monday – Tuesday & Thursday – Friday 10.30am-12.30pm
Donate or contact to volunteer
No referral needed
Stan’s Pocket Park – Spital Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2DT
Food hut providing freshly cooked food, within a newly renovated green space and park
Friday – Sunday 11am-4pm
Contact to donate or volunteer
No referral needed
St George’s Primary School Foodbank – Lindsey Close, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1YN
Primarily serves school families, but any family is welcome
Contact to volunteer and for referral –
Welton Community Larder – 9 Lincoln Road, Welton, LN2 3HZ
Emergency food and support for local people, in association with Lincoln Community Larder
Thursday 1.30-3pm
Ways to support your local foodbank
Donate
Most foodbanks welcome financial donations, as it gives them the flexibility to buy provisions as and when they are needed, and to cover other running costs.
Please contact your local foodbank to find out how to donate.
For example, you can donate to Lincoln Community Larder via the Just Giving website.
volunteer
Most foodbanks welcome volunteers, and have a variety of roles, including:
- Fund-raisers, to collect donations in areas of high footfall, such as outside a supermarket, or organise fund-raising events.
- Drivers, to collect and delivery food as needed, possibly driving a van or freezer-vehicle.
- Storeroom assistants, to sort deliveries and prepare food parcels.
Food
You can help by donating food items with a long shelf life, such as rice, UHT milk, tinned vegetables, pasta sauce, etc.
Many foodbanks welcome fresh items, but please check first.
Food drop off points include Lincolnshire Co-op stores and your local foodbank/larder during their opening times, or by arrangement.
Businesses can donate bulk quantities via Fareshare, who will collect – contact Ian:
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