The Meon Valley Food Bank is independent, church led, and community focused, offering help to individuals and families who are experiencing food insecurity.
Set up in 2015 by local church members, the food bank gives out a weekly provision of food and household necessities to our clients in the Meon Valley region of Hampshire.
Our values and practices are grounded in Christian principles of compassion, service in the community and client dignity, which are at the heart of our support to those who are struggling to feed themselves and their families.
Each and every client is valued for who they are, whatever faith, no faith, culture, and social background from which they come to us.
It is the collective responsibility of the trustees to ensure that we fulfil our legal responsibilities as a registered charity, but also to ensure our Christian based values are at the heart of all the charity’s work.
To that end, the trustees are committed members of a local church congregation, prayers are said at the beginning or close of their trustee meetings, and a short prayer at the beginning of every food bank session.