M&S Kenton Bar

We are a large community centre in the heart of Winlaton. Run by the community for the community. The centre is run by volunteers. We provide emergency food and access to Free food at 2 markets each week. Our charity collect surplus food from local supermarkets (Marks & Spencer, The Co-op and Tesco) which may be past its best before date and which would usually end up as waste, we sort and offer it to our local community. The produce is also used to make healthy and nutritious meals for our lunch clubs and to give out to local people in need. WE also offer a variety of classes and clubs, sport and fitness, parent and toddler groups, lunch clubs for older people and access to professional services. Registered charity 1160323

St Vincent's Centre Newcastle provides help and support to people and families in need providing a range of support from free hot meals, food parcels, clothing, toiletries and essential family items. We provide support service Monday to Friday 9am till 4pm. Every Tuesday we provide free hot meals to those most in need of food support, we supply free weekly Friday food bags to the local community which help us to prevent food waste anyone is welcome to collect a free bag. Our volunteer drivers do weekly deliveries out to people and families throughout the Newcastle / Gateshead area who are unable to come directly to us. Our Centre also have a small St Vincent's Vintage Charity Boutique. All funds raised in our shop come directly to the Centre to Support our work locally.

We are sending out parcels to people in our local communities NE13. Also covering NE postcodes as well as Northumberland, Sunderland, North Tyneside. if a NEED (condition, illness or high risk) comes in such as an isolated young lady, pregnant with no means to access the stores or family we will support and help with emergency food parcel until she can get her benefits and delivery slot with supermarket, we will also welfare check every client who is isolated. we have a whole row of bungalows of isolated elderly who have not come out since told not to, and not be able to access family as a family are either no longer here or isolated themselves. Support and advice for families with an additional, complex and, or neurological need. encourage inclusion in external activities and confidence to express growth and co-production with all relevant services. reduce family and child poverty in the home and school. reduce and support individuals with mental health and pre-diagnosis in spectrum conditions. encourage volunteer and work opportunities. Mother and babies parcels for pregnant and new mums