Leeds United Football Club recently joined forces with the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust to support two local foodbanks covering the whole of Leeds. 

The new food collection point will be set-up once again at Elland Road for fans to donate food or cash donations to ahead of kick-off on Saturday.

The food drive will be located close to Bremner Square and the official Leeds United Store based outside the stadium, giving fans and local people the chance to give any emergency food items they can. 

The charities are asking for donations of food that is still in date and still good to eat, which will then provide three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food to support local people that have been referred to them in crisis.

The two local foodbanks the club are working with are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks supported by The Trussell Trust, which works to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. Last year alone they provided food for 18,563 people, consisting of 11,662 adults and 6,901 children across the city.

There will be representatives from the Supporters' Trust and Leeds foodbanks on-hand to collect the food items from fans ahead of Leeds United's fixture against Bristol City.

Supporters are urged to bring any of the following items: Milk (UHT or powdered), Fruit Juice (long life), Soup, Pasta sauces, Tinned sponge pudding, tinned tomatoes or vegetables, cereals, tinned rice pudding, tea & coffee, instant mash, rice & pasta, tinned meat & fish, tinned fruit, jam, biscuits or snack bars.

The foodbanks are looking for any volunteers who are able to help support their matchday collections going forward, please contact info@leedsnorthandwest.foodbank.org.uk or info@leedssouthandeast.foodbank.org.uk if you are interested.