Events
Summer Family Food Appeal 2024
Health and Wellbeing Team
3 June, 2024 - 14:15 to 27 June, 2024 - 17:00

 

The Education Authority (EA) will launch its 4th consecutive Summer Family Food Appeal in partnership with The Trussell Trust from Monday 3 June – Thursday 27 June 2024.

Our Health and Wellbeing Champions Committee along with our EA Charity Committee is calling on staff in schools and services to get involved by donating food items to help children and young people that may be experiencing food hunger over the summer.

 

How can I/ we help?

In three simple steps:

  1. On your next shopping trip pick up an extra item(s) from the most needed items below:

 

Rice

UHT Milk

Diluting Juice

Tea, Coffee & Sugar

Honey

Red & Brown Sauce

Male/Female Toiletries

Toilet Rolls

Household Cleaning Items

Tinned Fruit

Tinned Potatoes

Jam and Spreads

Custard

Tissues

 

 

  1. Drop the item(s) off at EA Offices (Reception or Canteen Area), where there is a Green Food Bank Crate/Box waiting.

 

  • Armagh Office: 3 Charlemont Place, The Mall, Armagh, BT61 9AX
  • Belfast Office: 40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ
  • Ballee Office: 2-6 Ballee Road West, Ballymena, BT42 2HS
  • Dundonald Office: Grahamsbridge Road, Dundonald, BT16 2HS
  • North West TC: 24 Temple Rd, Strathfoyle, Londonderry BT47 6TJ
  • Silverwood Centre: Lough Rd, Craigavon BT66 6LX
  • Dungannon TC: Thomas St, Dungannon BT70 1HW
  • Antrim Board Centre: 17 Lough Rd, Antrim BT41 4DH

 

  • *Omagh Office: 1 Hospital Road, Omagh, BT79 0AW

(As currently The Trussell Trust does not have a Food Bank in the Omagh Area, we have liaised with The Outreach Centre and REACH Food Bank, Omagh all donations will be distributed locally.)

 

  1. Place your item(s) in the crate and we thank you in advance for your donation!

All donated items will be distributed in your local area. We look forward to updating you on the difference you will make to children, young people, and their families within our communities.

 

If you are unable to attend the available donation points you can still get involved by accessing information on your local food bank and how to help or donate in other ways by visiting https://www.trusselltrust.org/

 

Should you have any questions in relation to this giving back appeal, please do not hesitate in contacting one of the team: healthandwellbeing@eani.org.uk .

 

Best regards.

 

 

EA Health & Wellbeing Team

Who should people contact regarding the event?: 
healthandwellbeing@eani.org.uk
Armagh Office: 3 Charlemont Place, The Mall, Armagh, BT61 9AX Belfast Office: 40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ Ballee Office: 2-6 Ballee Road West, Ballymena, BT42 2HS Dundonald Office: Grahamsbridge Road, Dundonald, BT16 2HS North West TC: 24 Temple Rd, Strathfoyle, Londonderry BT47 6TJ Silverwood Centre: Lough Rd, Craigavon BT66 6LX Dungannon TC: Thomas St, Dungannon BT70 1HW Antrim Board Centre: 17 Lough Rd, Antrim BT41 4DH *Omagh Office: 1 Hospital Road, Omagh, BT79 0AW

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