Donate
Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support.
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.
We can only accept non-perishable, ambient food that is in date. We cannot accept fresh fruit or vegetables without prior arrangement. Our shopping list shows the food items that we need right now. See the list on this page or download a shopping list.
We use the BankTheFood app to keep you up to date on our most needed items. To get reminders about the items we need most urgently need and where to donate, please download the app, search for ‘Cambridge City Foodbank’, follow us, and enable location sharing.
If you can’t donate food in person, you can also give food online through Bankuet. See this webpage for more details. Bankuet will deliver the food direct to us.
Please drop off food donations to our food collection point locations. Please note that our warehouse is not open on Bank Holidays.
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Comments |
| CCFb Warehouse, Unit 4 Orwell Furlong CB4 0WY | 10:30-13:00 | Monday & Friday only. |
| CCFb Warehouse, Unit 4 Orwell Furlong CB4 0WY | 18.15-19.00 | Thursday |
| Tesco Fulbourn, Yarrow Road, Cambridge, CB1 9BF |
Mon-Sat 06:00-00:00 |
(in-store shoppers only) |
| Tesco Bar Hill, 15-18 Viking Way, CB23 8EL |
Mon-Fri 24 Hours |
(in-store shoppers only) |
| Tesco Cheddars Ln., Newmarket Rd., CB5 8LD |
Mon- Sat 7:30 – 10pm |
(in-store shoppers only) |
| Tesco Milton, Cambridge Rd., Milton, CB24 6AY |
Monday 6am – midnight |
(in-store shoppers only) |
| Waitrose, 50 Hauxton Road, Trumpington, CB2 9FT |
Mon-Sat 07:00-21:00 |
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| Sainsbury’s, Brooks Road, Cambridge, CB1 3HP |
Mon-Fri 07:00-23:00 |
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| Sainsbury’s, Sidney Street, 42-45 Sidney St, Cambridge CB2 3HX |
Mon-Fri 07:00-23:00 |
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| Sainsbury’s, 27 Eddington Avenue Cambridge, CB3 1SE |
Mon-Fri 07:30-22:00 |
(in-store shoppers only) |
| Central Co-op Food- Cambourne, School Lane, Lower Cambourne, CB23 6FD | 07:00-22:00 | |
| Co-op Food – Newnham, 3 Grantchester Street, Newnham, CB3 9HY | 07:00-22:00 | |
| East of England Co-op, Cambridge Square, Cambridge, CB4 0AE |
Mon-Sat 06:00-23:00 Sun 7:00-22:00 |
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| Asda Cambridge Superstore, Beehive Centre, Coldhams Lane, Cambridge CB1 3ET |
Mon-Fri 07:00 – 00:00 Sat 07:00 – 22:00 Sun 10:00 – 16:00 |
We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people wherever in the UK they are.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.