Give a hamper

Donate a Christmas hamper

Every year, we come together to make Christmas brighter for people in our community who are facing hunger, by donating and distributing Christmas hampers.

This year, you can donate Christmas treats and winter essentials to help people right here in Cambridge. Too many people are looking ahead to a difficult Christmas period, unsure of how they'll be able to make Christmas special for themselves and their families. By taking part, you're spreading joy and hope to your neighbours who are going without life's essentials.

Choose your hamper type

Pick a date and prepare to donate

Drop off location

Please bring your donation to Cambridge City Foodbank, 6 Nuffield Close, CB4 1SS, on the date you specify.

The difference a hamper makes

A hamper of seasonal treats might be the only gift that some recipients will be given this Christmas. It's a simple act of kindness that creates hope and joy at what can be a difficult time of year.

We're aiming to collect enough hampers for everyone who is a member of our Fairbite Food Clubs to receive one in time for Christmas. Fairbite Food Clubs are aimed at people facing longer-term hunger and hardship across Cambridge. That's roughly 500 hampers. 

Once we have enough hampers for every Fairbite Food Club member who requests one, any additional items and cupboard staples you donate will go to people facing a financial crisis that means they are unable to buy food over the winter. The items will be distributed through our Foodbank Welcome Centres to make sure that we can keep helping people facing hunger, and brightening the darker winter months.