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Free Budget Workshop

  • Do you need support managing your budget?
  • Do you run out of money before your next payday?
  • Would you like to maximise your income?

Then come to BDCA’s FREE Budgeting Workshop on Tuesday 25th April from 11:30 am to 1.00 pm at Bonny Downs Baptist Church, 18 Darwell Close, London E6 6BT

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School donates harvest

This week, the staff and pupils of Brampton Primary School surprised us with a donation for the foodbank.

But it wasn’t just any ordinary donation, as you can see from this photo – it’s the biggest we’ve seen in a LONG time! From pasta and rice, to chocolate and cake mixes, and toiletries and household essentials too, this haul of goodies will go a long way to help our neighbours in need this autumn!

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Interviews

Poverty and the pandemic

An interview with Angie Allgood, Poverty Response Project Co-ordinator

Did you realise what you were in for when lockdown was announced?

No! It all happened so quickly. I felt like we were moving into this strange, parallel universe and I had no idea how long it would last and how busy we would be – we were just concentrating on getting everything set up.

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Volunteer Maruf People Stories

Meet Maruf

Maruf’s story: “You treated me with compassion and now I’m giving something back!”

Maruf lives near our Community Centre. His family, including a wife and two young children, are from overseas, have lived in London for more than ten years, and have a legal right to remain in the UK.

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Our Crisis Response Story

​In the words of our Volunteers!

When the Coronavirus struck in Newham, we knew that demand for our foodbank, which has been running weekly since 2013, would rise. We also realised that the most vulnerable in our community were going to need extra help. So we quickly set up a hub to enable us to get emergency relief packs of food and essentials to people stuck at home through illness or shielding.

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