Getting help with food

The Sid Valley Food Bank covers Sidmouth, Sidford, Sidbury and adjacent villages, including Newton Poppleford.   See Contact Us for the Food Bank location. Other Food Banks are available outside of this area.

  • For food support, contact any of the Referrer agencies below.
  • They will talk to you in confidence to and assess your needs.
  • Referrers will give us your contact details.
  • We will call you directly to arrange for you to collect your food.
  • We can also deliver food in certain (very limited) circumstances.
  • In an emergency, you can come to the Food Bank on Tuesday morning without a referral. We will give you some food and help you to contact one of the agencies.
  • You can also contact us directly if your need is very urgent.

Visiting the Food Bank

Collection
• Collection days for food are Tuesday and Friday mornings
• See Contact us for operating times
• You may be asked to wait if your food is not quite ready.

Deliveries
• Food is delivered on Friday mornings. Clients must be at home to receive the food or have given us instructions on where to leave it. If you don’t, we will leave the food at your door, but cannot replace any that goes missing.
• Deliveries will only be for clients who live further away from the Food Bank and either do not have a car or do not have access to a car. There may be some exceptions including people who are disabled or unable to leave the house for medical reasons.

Referrers

Click/Tap on the underlined organisation name for contact details.

Anyone with children at the following schools can ask the school to refer you.

Other organisations can also refer:

Please also remember
• You are able to receive food for up to four weeks per referral.
• Please return carrier bags so that we can re-use them.