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Campaigns

Find out how we’re campaigning to support the local community and end the need for food banks in the UK, ensuring no one needs a food bank to survive.

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Wirral Foodbank engages with local and national campaigns to end the need for foodbanks.

  • Guarantee our Essentials Campaign
  • Council Tax Reduction Campaign

We support a local campaigning group called Wirral Community Advocates, a volunteer campaigning group of local people who have lived and learned experience of using foodbanks.

The group are local to Wirral and want to see less people having to use the foodbank and to help make changes in order to alleviate poverty. They are running important campaigns which you can explore on this website.

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Interested in getting involved?

Wirral Community Advocates hold an open meeting once a month for anyone who is interested in getting involved to come along and learn more about what we are campaigning on, what our group is doing and to take your first step in getting involved in positive community action! Our meetings are a safe space for people who have lived experience of financial hardship. We meet every first Wednesday of the month from 11:00–13:00 at St James Centre, 334 Laird Street, Birkenhead, CH41 7AL. We communicate via Whatsapp and e-mail and have flexible volunteering roles.

Get the chance to be part of a national and local movement to end the need for foodbanks, create community whilst improving your own local area, making friendships, learning skills such as facilitation, research, social media, influencing and team work. An opportunity to channel your frustrations into positive change!

Read the Community Campaigner Role description.

Reach out to the group through e-mailing campaigners@wirralfoodbank.org.uk

They are currently campaigning for more social rent housing in the Wirral, let us know if you wish to be involved!

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Current campaigns

A volunteer and a clients hand at the Lewisham foodbank

Council Tax Reduction Scheme Campaign!

From 1st April 2026, Wirral Council have changed their policy around Council Tax Reduction.
Argyle Street, Birkenhead

Repurpose empty buildings into social housing campaign

Are you frustrated with the amount of empty derelict buildings whilst there are people struggling to find homes?
Group of food bank campaigners at lobby day

Guarantee our Essentials

As part of a national campaign, we are campaigning for the government to ‘Guarantee Our Essentials’ for Universal Credit – a social security payment.
Three campaigners outside the Community advice hub

Community Advice Hub

We helped open a brand-new Community Advice Hub in the heart of Birkenhead to offer free, face-to-face support on money matters
Four campaigners sitting in meeting room

Articles

We have created some more in depth articles about the work we have been doing. For those who would like to find out more, click on the links below to read.