About Us

Batley Food Bank is a registered Charity number 1157520. We have been supporting people in North Kirklees with emergency food parcels since 2013.

In May 2026 our food bank changed and we now have an in-house advice and guidance service in partnership with Paddock Trust.

We have also worked closely with Fusion Food Bank in Dewsbury to split the North Kirklees area by postcode to ensure fairness, consistency and to prevent duplication.

As well as providing emergency food parcels we can now offer advice and help with issues that cause concern for many of our clients. This includes debts advice, budgeting, employment, benefits advice and filling in forms.

We operate mostly on a referral basis, which means people need to get an official agency to tell us they need food. However, you can now ring direct to ask for assistance with food and for help from our advice service. 

We encourage our clients to collect their food parcels wherever possible. This means that they can see an advisor whilst they are collecting their food. We may also be able to help with other items susch as fuel vouchers and travel costs.

Our delivery service is limited to those who cannot get to the food bank in person and there may be a wait if you are needing a delivery.

We have helped many thousands of people over the years and continue to do so, thanks to the generosity of local people, organisations, community groups and businesses who donate both food and money.

Our service is run by a small cohort of paid staff supported by an amazing team of volunteers who give up their free time to ensure our food bank keeps running