West Midlands Multibank

Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region face some of the highest levels of child poverty in the country. In Birmingham alone, over 40% of children are living in poverty. Across the region, individuals and families are experiencing hardship, with increasing pressures from rising living costs, housing insecurity, and limited access to basic essentials. These challenges impact children’s health, wellbeing, and education, and prevent adults from building safe and stable lives for themselves and their families.

The West Midlands Multibank aims to support as many people as possible by redistributing surplus goods and donated items from businesses via a network of community-based partners across the region. We have begun working with a number of organisations across the voluntary and public sectors, and look forward to extending our reach to even more groups and communities. We also welcome partnerships with local businesses that may be able to donate useful items such as bedding, clothing, hygiene products, and household goods.

Get Involved

The West Midlands Multibank is powered by collaboration. Every day, charities, voluntary and public sector teams help us ensure essential items reach the individuals and families who need them most.

Become a Distribution Partner

As a distribution partner, you’ll gain access to a wide range of high-quality donated goods; from clothing and bedding to hygiene products, household essentials and children’s items, etc. These resources can help you extend your support, reduce financial pressure on the people you work with, and respond quickly when urgent needs arise.

Joining the Multibank network is simple. We work with trusted frontline organisations who can identify individuals and families in need and distribute items safely and appropriately.

If your organisation would like to access goods through the West Midlands Multibank, please email our Multibank team via [email protected].

Become a Business Partner

If you’re a business interested in donating surplus goods or delivering social value to disadvantaged communities in the West Midlands, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can make sure no-one in the West Midlands goes without the essentials they need.

Get in touch here via [email protected].

Volunteering at Multibank

Our volunteers are an integral part of the Multibank team, greatly assisting in delivering a quality service to all our partners.

Would you like your voluntary work to directly support people across the West Midlands who are struggling to make ends meet?

Do you enjoy keeping things organised and making sure everything is in the right place at the right time?

Can you bring a positive, can-do attitude to a busy team where every day is different?

If so, volunteering at the West Midlands Multibank could be for you!

If you are interested, please fill out the form below and send to [email protected]

Click here to Apply now!

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