Local charities and groups helping with essentials

Storehouse helps anyone in need by providing food and other items like furniture and clothing to people on low incomes, benefits or who are in temporary hardship.

Areas covered: Aylesbury Vale area.

Referral or voucher needed.

Aylesbury Foodbank provides three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to people with a voucher or referral.

Areas covered: Aylesbury and the surrounding areas.

Referral or voucher needed.

Berryfields Community Store is open each Thursday morning from 10.30am for anyone in a financial crisis. For a £5 donation, you can choose 25 items of food including fresh meat, vegetables and household items (depending on available stock).

The address is Roman Park, Sir Henry Lee Cresent, HP18 0YT. For further information please contact [email protected].

Areas covered: Aylesbury

No referral or voucher needed

All referrals contact 07429924842 or email [email protected]. Tabitha foodbank is open on Saturdays from 10am to 12pm by appointment only.

The address is The New Testament Church of God, 5 Rickford's Hill, Aylesbury, HP20 2RT.

Area covered: Aylesbury.

Referral needed.

Bridge the Gap can offer some help if you are in need of food and/or other essentials.

Hope Community Drop-in is a drop-in service where local people referred by doctors or social services can receive an emergency food package. The drop-in runs every Friday at the Holtspur Youth Club building from 8:45 am to midday.

Areas covered: Beaconsfield and neighbouring villages.

Referral or voucher needed.

Area covered: Buckingham

Referral needed.

Burnham Health Promotion Trust (BHPT) Care and Share food distribution project is a collaborative community initiative which offers pre-filled food bags and a voucher to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.

Voucher needed.

Chiltern Foodbank provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to people with a voucher or referral.

Areas covered: The Chiltern District and nearby surrounding areas such as Wendover.

Referral or voucher needed.

Chesham Community Fridge distributes free surplus food that is good to eat to anyone who comes to the Fridge. There is no referral or voucher needed. Chesham Community Fridge is open Wednesday and Saturday mornings in the yard behind Broadway Baptist Church, Chesham.

Areas covered: Chesham.

No referral or voucher needed.

One Can provide free, nutritious food parcels to those deemed 'in crisis' by their partner organisations.

Areas served: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas.

Referral or voucher needed.

Wycombe Community Fridge shares food locally with anyone and everyone regardless of income or means. No referrals are needed.

No referral or voucher needed.

Wycombe Food Hub collects crates of unsold food like bread, fruit, vegetables, and chilled/frozen foods every week from supermarkets, farms and shops. The products are then made available to people unable to buy food.

No referral or voucher needed but food is available for a small donation.

Areas covered: Ivinghoe, Pitstone and Cheddington

Referral needed.

The MK Foodbank provide food parcels that can be picked up from one of their serving sessions located around the city. Clients can receive a food parcel 5 times within a rolling 12-month period.

Areas served: Milton Keynes.

Referral or voucher needed.

Thame foodbank provides emergency supplies of essential food items to those in the community who are struggling financially.

Areas covered: Thame

Referral needed.

Wendover Free Church Foodbank provides food parcels for the local area.

Areas served: Wendover and neighbouring villages.

Referral or voucher needed.

Areas covered: Wing

No referral needed.

Rickmansworth Foodbank provides food parcels for the local area.

Areas served: Rickmansworth and nearby towns and villages.

Referral or voucher needed.