Food and clothes donations

The Food and Clothes Donations is run by a volunteer team, all of whom are bound by confidentiality. However, it is necessary for the Food and Clothing Donations to ask about practical details such as gender, age, where in the country, family size, clothing sizes, etc. This is done in order to provide the best possible service and to carry out needs assessments.

It is possible to request clothing approximately twice a year, and food approximately once a month.

The Food Donations mainly provides frozen and non-perishable food items. The contents may vary, but are mostly a combination of frozen meat, fish, and vegetables, as well as rice, pasta, and oatmeal. A food package contains food for several meals.

The Clothing Donations provides clothing, from innerwear to outerwear, for children and young people up to eighteen years of age.

The Food and Clothing Donations is closed during certain periods of the year (summer, autumn, Christmas, and Easter holidays, and other public holidays). Notices are always posted at the top of this page well in advance.

Everyone who is in need of food and clothing donations is welcome to contact the Food and Clothing Donations whenever they need the service, via the form on this page.

Food and/or clothing are distributed once a week. The time and place of collection will be provided when the form has been completed.

Only a limited number of requests are processed each week. For that reason, a waiting time of up to two weeks may occur.

When can people receive help?
The purpose of the service is to help people who are financially vulnerable – for example if they are affected by illness, lose their job, or face a major unexpected expense that means they cannot afford to buy food or clothes for their children.

Although the Red Cross receives good support for the service, it involves significant costs, and volunteers spend a great deal of time. Therefore, it is very important that the purpose of the service is respected, and that people do not request food or clothing unless they actually need it.

Where does the help come from?
The clothing comes from Red Cross second-hand shops and is carefully selected.

Some of the food is donated by supporters, while the Red Cross purchases the rest (using funds collected through sales in the second-hand shops or other fundraising activities).

Who runs the service?
The Food and Clothing Donations is run by a team of around seven volunteers who work unpaid and voluntarily to help those in need in the Faroe Islands.

What if the clothes do not fit?
If the clothes or shoes do not fit the child, you are kindly asked to return them to the Red Cross. The clothes are carefully selected and can benefit another child if they do not fit yours. They can be returned by placing them in a clothing container marked “Clothing Donations” or by contacting us at klaednahjalpin@redcross.fo – we will find a solution.

Applications and distribution
Applications for food must reach us before 12:00 noon on Thursday in order to receive food the same day. Later applications will be processed the following week.
Applications for clothing must reach us before 12:00 noon on Monday in order to receive clothing on Thursday of the same week.

Distribution takes place once a week, and you will see in the email when you can collect your items.

A limited number of applications can be approved each week. Therefore, waiting times may occur.

The Food and Clothing Donations is closed during certain periods of the year (summer, autumn, Christmas and Easter holidays, and other public holidays). This will be announced on the website.