Become a referral organisation

We work with local organisations to identify the people in our community who need emergency food. Referrals are vital to our work and help people access our services, as well as ensuring they have wider support to address the root causes of hardship in their lives.

Food vouchers

We operate a voucher model, which means people need to be referred for a food voucher before they can access our service. Vouchers are distributed and verified by referral partners.

As part of this process, partners should also ensure that appropriate support to overcome the drivers of hardship is in place. We offer further signposting and support to ensure people have access to relevant services and organisations to help them change the circumstances that led to hunger, and break cycles of poverty.

If your organisation supports people who find themselves in need of emergency food, you could become a referral partner.

How to become a referral organisation

If you would like to explore becoming a referral partner with Cirencester Foodbank, please call us on 01285 896360 (opt 3) or email info@cirencester.foodbank.org.uk.

As part of the application process, we need to gather some information from you including: 

• your organisations details and the contact details for who would manage the partner relationship
• what type of support you provide (including who you signpost and refer onto)
• how many users you would wish to register to refer to us

We will also arrange training for you and your team on the referral system and process and what to expect from being a referral partner to us.