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Could you be our volunteer finance assistant?

Role: 2x Finance Assistant Time Commitment: 4 hours per week Location: Orwell House, Cambridge, CB4 0PP As a volunteer Finance Assistant to the Senior Finance Officer, you will have previously worked or volunteered in a financial role, will be familiar with financial processes and accounting software, and will be known as a reliable and trustworthy person. Read […]

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Profile piece, Ben Hancock

In our first newsletter of 2025, we are shining a light on someone who has recently joined us, but has very quickly become an integral part of our warehouse operations and a valued member of the Foodbank team. This month, we speak to Ben Hancock, our Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator, who ensures that the flow […]

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Refreshing the Cambridge City Foodbank Brand

Message from Steve Clay, CEO We’re making some changes to the way we look to help us achieve our vision of a UK without the need for food banks. In the coming months you will notice more of these changes, including updates to our logo, signage and website. As an independent local charity, it’s important […]

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Christmas opening times 2024

Throughout the Christmas period some of our session times will change, and some Foodbank Welcome Centres will be closed: Monday 23rd December         – Northstowe: 1-3pm – St Paul’s: 4-5.30pm   Tuesday 24th December       – Chesterton: 10-12   Wednesday 25th December –  Friday 27th December    – ALL CENTRES CLOSED   Monday 30th […]

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Join the Cambridge City Foodbank team in 2025!

We’re looking for two new staff members to join our team! We’re hiring a Fairbite Network Assistant to support the running and development of our Fairbite Food Clubs, and a Volunteer Development Coordinator to grow and develop the talent and skills of our large volunteer workforce. Volunteer Development Coordinator Apply on Charity Job. Main duties […]

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Join us as a Campaign Coordinator

Cambridge City Foodbank is looking for a Campaign Coordinator to join our team for an 8-month fixed-term contract to organise and mobilise people who have experienced poverty to take action as part of the Guarantee Our Essentials Campaign. Apply now. As a Cambridge City Foodbank employee, you will work closely with Trussell to deliver a […]

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Our letter to Daniel Zeichner MP

Today, we’ve written to Cambridge MP, Daniel Zeichner, calling upon him to urge the Chancellor to support a protected minimum floor for Universal Credit, and a guard against reductions. This year, we have faced an unprecedented need for our support and our visitors need change. Together, with local organisations, we’re asking that people facing the […]

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Could you be a volunteer van driver?

We’re looking for new volunteer van drivers to deliver to our Welcome Centres in and around Cambridge, and collect donations from supermarkets. You’ll play a vital role in the smooth running of the Foodbank and the provision of emergency food. Can you help? We need: Two drivers on Monday mornings, between approximately 10.30am-1pm. One driver […]

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Cambridge City Foodbank is recruiting: Warehouse Logistics Coordinator

Would you like to join a dynamic and friendly team committed to ending the need for food banks? If you answered yes, we would love to hear from you! We are currently looking for a Warehouse Logistics Coordinator to join our team and oversee the flow of food into and out of our warehouses. If […]

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Three key focusses for the new Government

The new government has it in its power to end the need for food banks. We know what needs to change to create a future where no one is forced to turn to us for help. We call on the Government to create a social security system that supports everyone when they need it most. […]

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