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Give Food is a registered charity in England & Wales (1188192) that uses data to highlight local and structural food insecurity. We maintain near-realtime data on 3,114 food bank locations and 7,720+ donation points across the UK, tracking what items they need donated and providing tools to help connect donors with those in need. ## Sitemap - [Markdown Sitemap](https://www.givefood.org.uk/md/sitemap.md) ## About the Charity - [About Give Food](https://www.givefood.org.uk/about-us/): Information about the charity, mission, and impact - [Annual Reports](https://www.givefood.org.uk/annual-reports/): Yearly reports on activities, innovations, and impact (2019-2025) - [2025 Annual Report](https://www.givefood.org.uk/2025/): Latest annual report - [Donate](https://www.givefood.org.uk/donate/): Information on how to support Give Food - [Register a Food Bank](https://www.givefood.org.uk/register-foodbank/): Form for food banks to join the database - [Privacy Policy](https://www.givefood.org.uk/privacy/): How we handle data and user privacy - [Colophon](https://www.givefood.org.uk/colophon/): Technical details about the website and infrastructure - [Bot Documentation](https://www.givefood.org.uk/bot/): Information about GiveFoodBot web crawler ## Public Tools - [Find Food Banks Near You](https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/): Search by postcode, town, or location to find nearby food banks and what they need - [Write to Your MP](https://www.givefood.org.uk/write/): Contact your Member of Parliament about food insecurity issues - [Dashboard](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/): Data visualizations and statistics about food bank usage and trends - [Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.org.givefood.android): Mobile app to find food banks and their needs ## Country Pages - [England](https://www.givefood.org.uk/england/): Food banks in England with regional map - [Scotland](https://www.givefood.org.uk/scotland/): Food banks in Scotland with regional map - [Wales](https://www.givefood.org.uk/wales/): Food banks in Wales with regional map - [Northern Ireland](https://www.givefood.org.uk/northern-ireland/): Food banks in Northern Ireland with regional map ## Dashboard & Analytics - [Main Dashboard](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/): Overview of food bank statistics and trends - [Items Requested Weekly](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/items-requested-weekly/): Chart showing weekly demand trends over time - [Items Requested Weekly by Year](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/items-requested-weekly/by-year/): Year-over-year comparison - [Bean & Pasta Index](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/bean-pasta-index/): Unique index tracking staple item demand as a measure of food insecurity - [Most Requested Items](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/most-requested-items/): Analysis of commonly requested food and hygiene items - [Most Excess Items](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/most-excess-items/): Items food banks have in surplus - [Item Categories](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/item-categories/): Items aggregated by category - [Charity Income & Expenditure](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/charity-income-expenditure/): Financial data for food bank charities - [Donation Points by Supermarket](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/donationpoints/supermarkets/): Distribution of donation points by retailer - [Food Banks Found](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dashboard/foodbanks-found/): Cumulative count of food banks discovered over time ## Multi-Language Support The website is available in 20 languages to serve diverse UK communities: - English (en), Polish (pl), Welsh (cy), Bengali (bn), Romanian (ro) - Punjabi (pa), Urdu (ur), Arabic (ar), Gujarati (gu), Spanish (es) - Portuguese (pt), Italian (it), French (fr), Tamil (ta), Turkish (tr) - Scottish Gaelic (gd), Chinese Simplified (zh-hans), Lithuanian (lt), Irish (ga), Bulgarian (bg) Access any language via: https://www.givefood.org.uk/{language-code}/ ## API Documentation - [API Overview](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/): Introduction to the public API for accessing food bank data - [API v2 Documentation](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/docs/): Interactive documentation with all endpoints and examples - [API Technical Guide](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/gfapi2/README.md): Comprehensive technical documentation ## API Endpoints (v2) ### Food Banks - [List All Food Banks](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/foodbanks/): All active food banks with basic information - [Get Food Bank Details](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/foodbank/{slug}/): Detailed information including needs and nearby locations - [Search Food Banks](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/foodbanks/search/?address={location}): Find food banks by postcode or address ### Locations - [List All Locations](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/locations/): All food bank distribution points - [Search Locations](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/locations/search/?address={location}): Find distribution points near an address ### Donation Points - [List All Donation Points](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/donationpoints/): All donation collection points (GeoJSON) ### Needs & Requests - [List Recent Needs](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/needs/): Latest 100 food bank need updates - [Get Specific Need](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/need/{id}/): Individual need request details ### Political Data - [List All Constituencies](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/constituencies/): UK parliamentary constituencies - [Get Constituency Details](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/2/constituency/{slug}/): Food banks in a specific constituency ### Geographic Data (GeoJSON) - [All Food Banks](https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/geo.json): All food banks, locations, and donation points - [Food Bank](https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/at/{slug}/geo.json): Geographic data for a specific food bank - [Constituency](https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/in/constituency/{slug}/geo.json): Food banks in a constituency - [Country](https://www.givefood.org.uk/{country-slug}/geo.json): Food banks in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland ### Response Formats API endpoints support multiple formats via `?format=` parameter: - `json` (default), `xml`, `yaml`, `geojson` ## Data Resources - [Open Data Repository](https://github.com/givefood/data): Versioned food bank data on GitHub with daily updates - [Data Dumps](https://www.givefood.org.uk/dumps/): Downloadable CSV, JSON, XML, and YAML exports - [Food Banks CSV](https://github.com/givefood/data/blob/main/foodbanks.csv): Complete list of food banks with metadata - [API Usage Guidelines](https://www.givefood.org.uk/api/): Best practices for using Give Food data responsibly ## Notifications & Subscriptions - **Email Subscriptions**: Subscribe to food bank updates at https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/at/{slug}/subscribe/ - **WhatsApp Notifications**: Subscribe via WhatsApp by sending "subscribe {foodbank-slug}" to our WhatsApp number - **RSS Feeds**: Site-wide feed at https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/rss.xml or per-food bank at https://www.givefood.org.uk/needs/at/{slug}/rss.xml ## Source Code & Documentation - [Main Repository](https://github.com/givefood/givefood): Complete source code for the Give Food platform - [Project README](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/README.md): Repository overview and architecture - [Testing Guide](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/TESTING.md): How to run tests and contribute - [Development Guidelines](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md): Coding conventions and best practices - [Languages Documentation](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/docs/languages.md): Internationalization and translation info ## Technical Components - [Public App](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/givefood/README.md): Core framework and public-facing pages - [What Food Banks Need](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/gfwfbn/README.md): Food bank search tool - [Dashboard](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/gfdash/README.md): Data visualization components - [Write to MP](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/gfwrite/README.md): MP contact functionality - [API v2](https://github.com/givefood/givefood/blob/main/gfapi2/README.md): Current production API ## Key Features - **AI-Enhanced Data**: Automated categorization of food bank needs using Google GenAI - **Multi-Language Support**: Website available in 20 languages including Welsh, Polish, Arabic, and more - **Comprehensive Coverage**: 3,114 food banks and 7,720+ donation points including supermarkets, phone boxes, and cathedrals - **Real-Time Updates**: Multiple updates per day from web scraping of food bank websites - **Political Integration**: Parliamentary constituency mapping and direct MP contact tools - **Open Data**: All data freely available via API and GitHub with no registration required - **Notification System**: Email, WhatsApp, and RSS subscriptions for food bank updates - **Trusted by**: Governments (UK, Scottish, Welsh), NHS, BBC, Channel 4, major supermarkets, universities, and hundreds of news organizations ## Contact - Email: mail@givefood.org.uk - Twitter: https://twitter.com/GiveFoodCharity - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiveFoodOrgUK - Website: https://www.givefood.org.uk - Charity Registration: England & Wales 1188192 ~~~ ## llms-full Not found.