Rebekah Gibson is a Manager at Oasis Waterloo, a local charity committed to creating community where everyone is included and can thrive, they do this in a number of ways, including through their Foodbank and advice services. Rebekah oversees the strategy and delivery of the Waterloo Foodbank, and their advice services, including debt, benefits and immigration advice. Waterloo Foodbank is one of 400+ food banks across the UK that form part of the Trussell Trust network.

In today’s chat we discuss how Waterloo Foodbank pivoted during the pandemic to keep services running for their clients, we learn some of the reasons people need to access food banks in the UK, and how ultimately, Rebekah and her team and working to put themselves out of a job, in the hope of creating a country where food bank services are not needed.

You can find out how to support Waterloo Foodbank, or any of the food banks in the Trussell Trust Network by following this link here.

Waterloo Foodbank’s websites:

Waterloo Foodbank

Trussell Trust

Oasis Hub Waterloo