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We’re looking for a Handyperson Volunteer to join us at Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance and help keep our spaces safe, welcoming, and ready for the…

We’re delighted to share that, thanks to funding from the Warm Welcome scheme, we can continue running our community meals every Tuesday and Thursday…

We want to say a huge thank you to the amazing staff and customers at Morrisons Derby for supporting us through their token scheme.

A small army of volunteers came together to help us pack up and move our Central Storage Unit — and we are honestly blown away.

We’ve received £1,335 from Electrical Safety First to help us safety-test and supply more donated fridges, freezers and fridge freezers to local…

We’re pleased to share that the School Uniform Hub at The Thoughtful Shop in Derby Market Hall is now fully set up and ready to support local…

We’re now three weeks into opening The Thoughtful Shop in Derby Market Hall, and we’re so pleased to say things are going really well.

On 25th March, we celebrate 6 years of Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance. What started during the uncertainty of the pandemic — as a response to support…

A huge thank you to the incredible teams at Derby Theatre and Front Door Theatre for bringing something truly special to our families this weekend

Today we were delighted to welcome Alex and the team from Pick Everard, who popped into Derby Market Hall to drop off a fantastic donation.

Today we officially opened The Thoughtful Shop inside Derby Market Hall, and what a wonderful first day it has been.

The Thoughtful Shop, part of Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance, is looking for friendly, reliable volunteers to join our team supporting local families…

Thank you to the team at the new One Stop Wiltshire Road for a donation of 30packs of Hot Cross buns.

A huge thank you to Derby Uncovered for choosing Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance as the charity they’re fundraising for at the upcoming Derby Farmers’…

We want to give a very special shoutout to our amazing neighbours, Alert Electrical, for stepping in to support us when we hit another unexpected…

After the theft of our project van last week, we were overwhelmed by the kindness, shares, and messages of support from our community. What could have…

We are so proud to be celebrating one amazing year of our Chellaston & Shelton Lock Community Hub. What started as a simple idea has grown into a…

Sebastian spent time at our Central Storage Unit creating and updating poster designs — using his budding artistic skills to make something really…

A huge thank you to everyone who donated toys at Derby Arena in support of DF4TA. Your generosity brought joy to local children over the festive…

Since getting back up and running, we’ve welcomed some brilliant donations. Your generosity keeps everyday essentials moving through our network so…

We’re growing and on the hunt for a new home in Derby.

In partnership with Derbion, we’re collecting clean, wearable coats, jumpers, hats, scarves and gloves at our Donation Station just outside…

This week, the team at Derby Theatre brought over the food donated through their Reverse Advent Calendar, thanks to the generosity of their audiences…

Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance is launching a new community shop and school uniform hub, and we’re building a full volunteer team to bring it to life.

Sadly, on Monday morning we discovered that our project van had been stolen over the weekend.

They wrapped up our Reverse Advent Calendar with two trolley-loads of food and raised a whopping £1,700 through bake sales, a raffle and Christmas…