Welcome to Oxford CEF

CEF stands for Community Emergency Foodbank

Why do we need a Food Bank?

Despite our Welfare system in this country many thousands of people still go hungry through debt, sickness, sudden job loss, addiction, marriage breakdown, or simply delays in receiving benefit.

A number of similar projects which have started up in cities all over the country have been amazed to discover this well hidden poverty right in their midst.

In 2016 CEF fed 1483 adults and 868 kids, that's 2,351 people in total.

Holiday Closing

Please note that CEF will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Jane's Walk

Once again CEF Founder Jane Benyon has completed a sponsored walk for CEF, this time from Bournemouth to Oxford. Read all about it here.

Radio Oxford Interview

Here is an interview with Jane Benyon, CEF founder, that appeared on Radio Oxford in summer 2012:

From our feedback box:
Friendly and welcoming. Explained the service well and with a smile. You do amazing work, keep it up
Thank you for everything you do it really does help alot. I'm glad there are people still like you about. Thank you so much.

"At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality”

St Paul,
2nd letter to the Corinthians

Please contact Jane Benyon
info@cefoxford.co.uk
The Community Emergency Food Bank - Registered Charity No 1153907
Patrons: The Rt Revd Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford and The Revd Canon Geoff Baylis, Vicar of St James and St Francis Churches, Oxford

Supported by

Johnny Oxford - trade show magician
London magician Johnny Oxford