Based at the Purley United Reform Church, the Purley Food Hub is entirely volunteer-run. The service provides free food parcels for individuals and families living in CR8 (Purley), CR2 (South Croydon), CR5 (Coulsdon) and CR0 4 (Waddon). People are referred by various agencies, including the Jobs Centre, Croydon Council, local Churches, schools and GP practices. Three meals a day for three days is provided.
Each month, a donation priority list is published, which I attach. For this month, please see below:
- Hot drinking chocolate (requiring only hot water)
- 500g bags of sugar
- Boxes/packets of dried potato
- Cartons of long life full fat milk
- Tinned tuna
- Rice pudding tins
- Peanut butter jars
- Meat & fish paste jars
- Tinned dessert fruit
- Tinned rice pudding
- Small bottles of washing up liquid
- Bars of soap
- Toilet rolls
Donations can be dropped off at the Purley United Reform Church on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings between 9am and noon or at their in-store and roadside collection points here.
To have the list emailed direct to your inbox at the start of each month, please contact [email protected].
Cllr Samir Dwesar
