We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why SLPC formed the North East Edinburgh foodbank in 2013, to provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis.

The Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

The food bank is designed to help individuals and families in crisis through the provision of emergency food supplies. Local care professionals in the Leith area refer people, with a food voucher, to the food bank centre where they are given their food supplies, a hot drink and help in finding other professionals who can help them out of their crisis.

There are 4 church hall based distribution centres in Leith, based at South Leith Parish Church Halls, Henderson Street; Leith St Andrews Church Hall, Easter Road; Pilrig St Pauls Church Hall, Pilrig Street and North Leith Parish Church in Madeira Street.  Times for these Foodbanks are below:-

Monday –

• South Leith Parish Church Hall, 6 Henderson Street – 1 pm to 2.30 pm

Tuesday –

• North Leith Parish Church, Session House, Madeira Place (blue door on right before residential homes) – 10 am to 11.30 am
• Leith St Andrews Church Hall, bottom of Easter Road  pm (enter from door on Easter Road opposite Tesco car park) – 1 pm to 2.30 pm

Wednesday –

• St Margaret’s Parish Church, McLaren Halls, 48 Restalrig Road South (located just round the corner from Marionville Fire Station) – 11 am to 12.30 pm
• Pilrig St Pauls Church Hall, Leith Walk (enter from the door on Leith Walk, just right of pedestrian crossing) – 4.30 pm to 6 pm

Thursday –

• Leith St Andrews Church Hall, bottom of Easter Road (enter from door on Eater Road opposite Tesco car park) – 10 am to 11.30 am

Friday –

• North Leith Parish Church, Session House, Madeira Place (blue door on right before residential homes) – 10 am to 11.30 am
• South Leith Parish Church Halls, 6 Henderson Street – 3 pm to 5 pm

We welcome donations of food, time and money.

The number for the NE Foodbank is 0131 553 5694.