Our Mission
Our mission has always been to empower local people, giving them the tools to work together to resolve issues of common concern and break down any barriers they are faced with. Our ultimate goal is helping them to make stronger communities.
Tackling food poverty.
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Camden Mobile Food Bank.
We provide healthy and nutritious food, that nurtures health and well-being and cooking from scratch. We believe offering wider choice to healthy food restores dignity and empowers our users to choose for themselves. Getting to the root causes of food poverty we provide support on site in employment, training and benefits advice, providing a safe environment for communities to grow.
Why are we ‘mobile’ food bank?
We’re a mobile food bank because we do just what it says. We respond to where there is the most need, set up and go.
How it works
Take control and choose the food you need by completing our quick and easy referral form. Book your date and time and come in and collect your food, it’s that simple.
Find us
Camden Mobile Food Bank operates from The Saint Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1DF, Monday - Thursday between 10am and 2pm.
Our Impact.
Last year we supported 2077 service users throughout Camden. 88% of these local people and families live on estates which fall within 14% of the most deprived in London.
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Camden Mobile Food Bank
Our wonderful food bank volunteers provided 1794 people in crisis with food parcels from Camden Mobile Food Bank, helping to alleviate food poverty.
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PEOPLE HELPED INTO WORK
We helped 82 local residents into PAID work, thorough our weekly estate based 1:1 Information and Guidance sessions.
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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
141 children and young people participated in 56 sessions of fun and exciting school holiday workshops; as part of our Our ‘One Mic, One Life’ project around knife and gang crime.
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Money matters
42 young people attended our 2-day financial awareness courses, with 28 opening their first Current Bank Account with their local Credit Union.
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Coach 2 Success
We strive to provide positive diversions for young people that can really change their lives. Last year 8 young people gained their Level 3 qualification as a Personal Trainer and will deliver 100 hours each of fitness classes to community groups throughout the Ward.
Change your life.
Increase your confidence, learn new skills and meet lots of new people along the way.
Our Programs.
We offer a range of activities to engage with local people, provide new skills, build confidence and improve health and well-being.
Camden MOBILE FOOD BANK
The demand for our food bank service is high, as the cost of living crisis still affects a large percentage of our community. We provide extra support with food and advice, and offer great volunteering opportunities.
Employment & training
Our partnership with the JobHub allows us to offer weekly 1:1 appointments. If you’re looking for work, would like to explore a new career or want to use time at home to do a new course; then register today.
YOUTH WORK
Young people can access our youth programme with varied activities and flexible support; which includes creative workshops, group and fitness activities, one to one support, advice and access to employment and training.
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April 2023
I have been volunteering at the food bank since the beginning of the pandemic. I love working with the team to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Miriam Camden Mobile Food Bank Volunteer / Find out more
Fighting knife & gang crime.
If our children and young people have something positive to do, they’re less likely to get involved in crime.
One Mic, One Life.
We are experts in tackling the increasing knife and gang crime in the borough and working with young people to ensure every child is safe in their community. Responding to the needs of young people and addressing the lack in school holiday provision; we provide positive diversions that build young people’s confidence and self esteem and teach new skills that improves their overall health and well-being.
We have created some great solutions, that will keep young people engaged and connected.
Make a difference .
There’s lots of ways you can get involved.
Get Involved.
We have lots of ways for you to get involved. Whether you want to develop new skills, meet new people or campaign for change; get involved today!
Sign Up For a Program
We run fun and exciting programmes designed and developed by local people; helping to create, inspire and build stronger communities.
Volunteer opportunities
We still have lots of volunteer roles throughout the charity. Volunteer at our food bank, help us raise the charities profile and fundraise for us.
Make a Donation
We’re constantly raising funds to keep Camden Mobile Food Bank open. It costs £13,452 to keep the food bank open for 12 weeks. Help us reach our target so we can continue to make a difference.