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Donate food & essentials

As the cost of essentials continues to rise, many local people and families need our emergency support. Your generosity will directly help local people.

At this challenging time we are so grateful for all your support. Each and every item donated makes a difference to those we support and helps ensure we can give everyone a balanced and nutritious supply of food and everyday essentials.

Please check the list on the right before donating food and essentials. We update it regularly so you can see what’s most needed right now. Or download the Bank the food app to your phone and have our most wanted list at your fingertips when you shop.

WAYS TO GIVE

  • Support our winter appeal  by donating items we need.
  • Give food online via ForCommonGood or on Amazon. Our wishlist highlights the items we’re most in need of – and it will be delivered directly to us.
  • Donate at East Lothian Foodbank collection points below. Please check our most needed list (on right) and please only donate items that are in-date and unopened, as otherwise we’re not able to give them away. Please note Tesco collection points are for in-store shoppers only, as they kindly offer a top-up payment based on items purchased and donated there. Thanks.
  • Buy a virtual parcel 
  • Give a financial donation, which we’ll continue to use where the need is greatest as we support local people.

Donation collection points

You can drop your donations off  directly to us Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm at East Lothian Foodbank, 3 Civic Square, Tranent, EH33 1LH (The old library building next to the Royal Mail sorting office). Or if you can’t get to us any of the following places:

  • Co-op Funeral Care North Berwick and Tranent
  • Co-op Gullane
  • Co-op Longniddry
  • Co-op North Berwick
  • Co-op Ormiston
  • Co-op Port Seton
  • Co-op Prestonpans
  • Scotmid Co-op Prestonpans
  • SPAR Pencaitland
  • East Lothian Public Libraries (check opening hours)
  • Tesco Haddington (in-store shoppers only)
  • Tesco Musselburgh (in-store shoppers only)
  • Tesco North Berwick (in-store shoppers only)
  • Thomson’s of Tranent

We also accept donations of toiletries and household cleaning products which we distribute with food parcels as needed.

Things we can’t use

Opened, used or out-of-date items, fresh or frozen food, and alcohol

Questions?

Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food. We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis.

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