Find Emergency Food in Leeds

Access food banks, food pantries, drop-ins and street outreach provision across Leeds. Use the interactive map or browse by type below.

Interactive Map

Geographical Map of Food Aid Provision

The map shows food providers across Leeds — food banks, food pantries, drop-ins, community hubs, cafés and enterprises. You can search by keyword or project name, or use the filters to find services near you.

For a detailed interactive map of all food providers, open the full ArcGIS map ↗

Downloadable Resources

If you run a food provision project and want to be added to the map, submit your details here. For updates to an existing listing, email dave@leedsfoodaidnetwork.co.uk.

Food Safety Advice for Food Providers

Leeds City Council's Environmental Health Services has issued guidance for anyone running a food business or providing food for the community. For questions on food safety or registering with the Council, email: food.safety@leeds.gov.uk

To add your service to the interactive map, complete the online registration form. Temporary projects can provide an end date and will be automatically removed when that date passes.

Emergency Food

Food Banks

Food banks provide a minimum of 3 days' emergency food to people in crisis. Access is usually via a referral from a doctor, health visitor, Citizens Advice, social worker or similar organisation.

Leeds North & West Food Bank

7 outlets — click to view details

Part of the Trussell Trust network. Provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis. Volunteers offer a listening ear and signpost to further support. Everyone is welcomed whatever their situation, beliefs or background.

To register as a referral agency: coordinator@leedsnorthandwest.foodbank.org.uk

Open Outlets (Money Buddy service available at most)

  • Woodhouse — Gateway Church, St Marks Road, LS2 9AF · Mon 11am–1pm
  • Burley — St Matthias Church Centre, St Matthias Street, LS4 2DZ · Tue 10am–12noon
  • Bramley — St Peter's Church, Hough Lane, LS13 3NF · Tue 10:30am–12:30pm
  • Moortown — 53–55 Cranmer Bank, LS17 5JD · Wed 11am–1pm
  • Farnley & Wortley — St Johns Church, Dixon Lane Road, LS12 4RU · Wed 12pm–2pm
  • Ireland Wood — St Pauls Church, Raynel Drive, LS16 6BS · Thu 10:30am–12:30pm
  • Armley — Christ Church, Armley Ridge Road, LS12 3LE · Thu 12noon–2pm
Volunteers sorting food parcels at a food bank distribution centre

Leeds South & East Food Bank

10 outlets — click to view details

Part of the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network. Provides emergency food to people in crisis living in south Leeds, via referral from statutory or voluntary organisations. All food is donated by schools, churches, businesses, individuals or supermarket collections.

To register as a referral agency: info@leedssouthandeast.foodbank.org.uk

Open Outlets (Money Buddies service available)

  • Harehills — St Cypriene's Church, Bellbrooke Ave, LS9 6AU · Mon 10:30am–12:30pm
  • Beeston — St Andrews Church, Cardinal Road, LS11 8AL · Mon 11am–1pm
  • Gipton — Church of the Epiphany, Beech Lane, LS9 6SW · Tue 10am–12noon
  • Morley — Morley Central Methodist Church, 10a Wesley Street, LS27 9SL · Tue 10:30am–12:30pm
  • Hunslet — Hunslet Methodist Church, Telford Terrace (Off Balm Road), LS10 2HR · Wed 10am–12noon
  • Halton — St Wilfrid's Church, Selby Road, LS15 7NP · Wed 11am–1pm
  • Rothwell — Rothwell Fire Station, 31a Carlton Lane, LS26 0DH · Thu 10am–12noon
  • Osmondthorpe — St Philip's Church, 68 Osmondthorpe Lane, LS9 9EF · Thu 11am–1pm (DIAL service available)
  • Middleton — The Ark Centre, 80 Throstle Lane, LS10 4EY · Thu 12noon–2pm (DIAL service available)
  • Belle Isle — Belle Isle TMO, Aberfield Gate, LS10 3QH · Fri 1:30–3:30pm
Community volunteers distributing food aid packages

Other Food Banks in the Leeds Area

5 providers — click to view details
  • Holbeck Food Bank — Delivers crisis food parcels to LS11 addresses following professional referral. Mon–Fri. Email referral form via their website.
  • Right Choices Food Bank — Heart Centre, Leeds, LS6 3HN · Mon 11am–1pm. Delivery to LS2-6. Phone: 07505 865 317 · Email: rightchoices1@yahoo.co.uk
  • Pudsey Foodbank — Serves Pudsey and Calverley/Farsley wards. Referrals and self-referrals via phone: 0755 350 4540
  • Otley Food Bank — Serves Otley and surrounding areas. Mon/Wed/Fri 9am–5pm. Phone: 07464 974993 · Email: otleyfoodbank@gmail.com
  • Wetherby District Foodbank — Trussell Trust. Barleyfields Community Centre, LS22 6PN · Tue & Fri 10am–12noon. Email: info@wetherbyanddistrict.foodbank.org.uk
Low-Cost Food

Food Pantries in Leeds

Food pantries allow members to pay approximately £3.50 a week to receive approximately £15 worth of fresh food, supplied by FareShare Yorkshire and Rethink Food. No referral is needed for most pantries.

All Pantry Locations

10 pantries — click to show/hide
  • Food Pantry

    InterACT — Your Local Pantry

    Address:Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
    Hours:Mondays 2–4pm & Tuesdays 9:30–11am
    Operator:Church Action on Poverty / InterACT
  • Food Pantry

    Vineyard Church Leeds Pantry

    Address:Vineyard House, Bennett Road, LS6 3HN
    Hours:Wednesdays 10am–12noon
    Email:anne.button@leedsvineyard.org
  • Food Pantry

    Little London Pantry

    Address:Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, LS7 1SR
    Hours:Fridays 12noon–2pm
    Operator:Leeds African Communities Trust
    Phone:0798 560 8692
  • Food Pantry

    Health for All Pantries — 5 Locations

    Locations:Beeston Village Community Centre (LS11 8DQ) · Cottingley (LS11 0HJ) · Cranmore & Raylands, Belle Isle (LS10 4AW) · Middleton Family Centre (LS10 4JG) · Watsonia @ Cross Flatts Park (LS11 7BQ)
    Phone:0113 270 6903
  • Food Pantry

    Holbeck Together

    Address:99 Domestic Street, Leeds, LS11 9NS
    Hours:Thursdays — 14 items for £3.50
    Phone:0113 245 5553
  • Food Pantry

    Kirkstall Valley Development Trust

    Address:St Andrew's Church, 28 Oak Drive, LS16 5HB
    Phone:0735 567 0310
    Email:hub@kvdt.org.uk
  • Food Pantry

    LS14 Trust

    Address:45 Ramshead Hill, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 1BT
    Hours:Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9am–1pm
    Phone:0113 318 0522
  • Food Pantry

    Pudsey Community Project — 3 Locations

    Locations:Swinnow Community Centre (LS13 4RF, Tue 12–2pm) · Fartown (LS28 8LP, Wed 6–8pm, Thu 2–4pm, Sat 10am–12) · Co-op Academy Priesthorpe (LS28 5SG, Fri 10am–12)
    Phone:0755 350 4540
    Email:food@pudseycommunity.org.uk
  • Food Pantry

    Ground Works — Morley

    Address:Merlyn Rees Avenue, Morley, Leeds, LS27 9SL
    Hours:Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (£1.50 for 6 items)
    Phone:0773 076 5564

The original LFAN website lists additional pantries across Leeds — see full list on leedsfoodaidnetwork.co.uk ↗.

Pantries are supplied through FareShare Yorkshire and Rethink Food. Learn more on our Donate page.

Open Access

Food Drop-ins & Street Outreach

Food drop-ins provide hot meals and community support — no referral needed. Street outreach specifically supports people who are homeless or sleeping rough across Leeds.

Full listings for drop-ins and street outreach provision are maintained on the original Leeds Food Aid Network website:

Food Drop-ins & Community Kitchens ↗ Homeless & Street Outreach Provision ↗
Volunteer serving hot food at a community drop-in meal service
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Search Food Support Locations

Use the search bar and filters below to find food support near you.

  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Woodhouse

    Address:Gateway Church, St Marks Road, LS2 9AF
    Hours:Monday 11am–1pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Burley

    Address:St Matthias Church Centre, St Matthias Street, LS4 2DZ
    Hours:Tuesday 10am–12noon
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Bramley

    Address:St Peter's Church, Hough Lane, LS13 3NF
    Hours:Tuesday 10:30am–12:30pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Moortown

    Address:53–55 Cranmer Bank, LS17 5JD
    Hours:Wednesday 11am–1pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Farnley & Wortley

    Address:St Johns Church, Dixon Lane Road, LS12 4RU
    Hours:Wednesday 12pm–2pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Ireland Wood

    Address:St Pauls Church, Raynel Drive, LS16 6BS
    Hours:Thursday 10:30am–12:30pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds North & West — Armley

    Address:Christ Church, Armley Ridge Road, LS12 3LE
    Hours:Thursday 12noon–2pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Harehills

    Address:St Cypriene's Church, Bellbrooke Ave, LS9 6AU
    Hours:Monday 10:30am–12:30pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Beeston

    Address:St Andrews Church, Cardinal Road, LS11 8AL
    Hours:Monday 11am–1pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Gipton

    Address:Church of the Epiphany, Beech Lane, LS9 6SW
    Hours:Tuesday 10am–12noon
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Morley

    Address:Morley Central Methodist Church, 10a Wesley Street, LS27 9SL
    Hours:Tuesday 10:30am–12:30pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Hunslet

    Address:Hunslet Methodist Church, Telford Terrace, LS10 2HR
    Hours:Wednesday 10am–12noon
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Halton

    Address:St Wilfrid's Church, Selby Road, LS15 7NP
    Hours:Wednesday 11am–1pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Rothwell

    Address:Rothwell Fire Station, 31a Carlton Lane, LS26 0DH
    Hours:Thursday 10am–12noon
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Osmondthorpe

    Address:St Philip's Church, 68 Osmondthorpe Lane, LS9 9EF
    Hours:Thursday 11am–1pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Middleton

    Address:The Ark Centre, 80 Throstle Lane, LS10 4EY
    Hours:Thursday 12noon–2pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Leeds South & East — Belle Isle

    Address:Belle Isle TMO, Aberfield Gate, LS10 3QH
    Hours:Friday 1:30–3:30pm
    Referral:Referral required
  • Food Bank

    Holbeck Food Bank

    Area:LS11 — delivery service
    Hours:Mon–Fri, delivery within 24hrs
    Referral:Professional referral by email
  • Food Bank

    Right Choices Food Bank

    Address:Heart Centre, Leeds, LS6 3HN
    Hours:Monday 11am–1pm
    Phone:07505 865 317
  • Food Pantry

    InterACT — Your Local Pantry

    Address:Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
    Hours:Mondays 2–4pm & Tuesdays 9:30–11am
  • Food Pantry

    Vineyard Church Leeds Pantry

    Address:Vineyard House, Bennett Road, LS6 3HN
    Hours:Wednesdays 10am–12noon
  • Food Pantry

    Little London Pantry

    Address:Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, LS7 1SR
    Hours:Fridays 12noon–2pm
  • Food Pantry

    Health for All Pantries — 5 Locations

    Sites:Beeston LS11 · Cottingley LS11 · Cranmore LS10 · Middleton LS10 · Cross Flatts Park LS11
    Phone:0113 270 6903
  • Food Pantry

    Holbeck Together

    Address:99 Domestic Street, LS11 9NS
    Hours:Thursdays — 14 items for £3.50
  • Food Pantry

    Kirkstall Valley Development Trust

    Address:St Andrew's Church, 28 Oak Drive, LS16 5HB
    Phone:0735 567 0310
  • Food Pantry

    LS14 Trust

    Address:45 Ramshead Hill, Seacroft, LS14 1BT
    Hours:Tue & Wed 9am–1pm
  • Food Pantry

    Pudsey Community Project

    Sites:Swinnow LS13 · Fartown LS28 · Priesthorpe LS28
    Phone:0755 350 4540
  • Food Pantry

    Ground Works — Morley

    Address:Merlyn Rees Avenue, Morley, LS27 9SL
    Hours:Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (£1.50 for 6 items)
  • Food Drop-in

    St George's Crypt

    Address:Great George Street, LS1 3BR
    Hours:Mon–Fri, lunch 12pm–12:35pm
    Referral:No referral — free 3-course meal
  • Food Drop-in

    St Anne's Resource Centre

    Address:York Street, LS9 8AA
    Hours:Breakfast Mon–Fri 8:30am–10am + evening groups
    Referral:No referral — open to all
  • Food Drop-in

    Life Church Drop-in

    Address:98 Kirkstall Road, LS3 1HJ
    Hours:Thursday 12:30pm–2:30pm
    Referral:No referral — open to all
  • Food Drop-in

    FoodCycle Seacroft

    Address:Chapel FM Arts Centre, York Road, LS14 6JB
    Hours:Tuesday 6:30pm
    Referral:No referral — free hot meal
  • Food Drop-in

    FoodCycle Beeston & Holbeck

    Address:St Luke's Church, Malvern Road, LS11 8PD
    Hours:Wednesday 6:30pm
    Referral:No referral — free hot meal
  • Food Drop-in

    Neruka's Soup Kitchen

    Address:50 Gledhow Road, LS8 5ES
    Hours:Wednesday 11:30am–1:30pm
    Referral:No referral — meal and food parcels