M&S Pudsey

Rethink Food is an award winning non-profit organisation recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 social enterprises in the NatWest SE100 Index 2025...on a mission to create a generation of healthy, food-literate, and environmentally conscious young people. We intercept and make sense of food surplus. Educate and empower people to live food secure lives. Redistributing to primary schools, families and those that need it. We also offer education to make the food system fair and sustainable.

We are a non-profit humanitarian project who rely totally on donations and volunteers to support our work in the community. Our 5 star rated kitchen , cooks around 800 meals and puddings a week , and all food handlers have HHUK training and level 2 food and hygiene in place. We have regular volunteers who come from all walks of life including NHS workers and some who have been homeless or experienced addiction in one way or another with their own family or friends. Without our volunteers and donators we would not be able to run. We rely totally on donations for our food parcels for people in isolation, homeless people on the streets and those housed and needing a helping hand. We use many of the food donations for making meals to take on outreach and hot home made soups, snacks, drinks and sandwiches. You can inbox us with your donations or use our Wishlist on Amazon which is pinned to the page. We also do a late night supper run on Tuesday evening, which includes , pret A Manger and hot chocolate Donations are collected by group admin in Pudsey, Pontefract, Leeds, Bramley, Wetherby and Bradford. All food is distributed on day of collection or within a 12 hour window if collection is pm and is Allergen protected, with dedicated fridges on our registered premises.. We serve both homeless and families in hardship, providing cooked meals, surplus foods and foodbank from Wetherby District foodbank..in leeds and communities of interest. As A proud member of Forum central , we take a keen interest in Men's health , street workers , families in hardship and people caring for children that are neurodiverse as well as elderly in the community This is our 9th year of operation, with an excellent standard of attention to specific needs, and dietary requirements and have held all high ratings across the board adhering to all regulations.. We are a much loved organisation, in the community and in central leeds , now partnered with DWP HHSF, providing energy and food vouchers to the elderly and households facing financial strain . As a proud member /Health and care leader within Elderly people's forum and forum central, we are consistent in providing quality , help and empathy to all that come to us .. We are keen leaders in saving waste and consistent with following standards that not only help people but protect our planet from harmful waste disposal. All services are voluntary ..with contributions gladly excepted for food bank items . Our organisation souly depends on HHSF, smaller grants given by Neighbourly Team and public donations.. We are a non Discrimination organisation, and have a strict policy to treat everyone in guidance with the human rights and equality act . We also provide a variety of essential food for animals in need. 🥰

Bramley Care Bears is a volunteer run community set up in October 2019 in Bramley, West Leeds. We aim to develop a real sense of community spirit, trust and support across our area. Our services are all run by local volunteers living in Bramley and includes: Garden Makeovers, Bramley Food Bank, Homework Club, Woodworking shop, Litter picking events, Sports Activities and Tech buddies. In Bramley the number of children achieving a good standard of early years development is 13% less than the national average, key stage 2 11% less and key stage 4/GCSE 14%. Also in Bramley less than 1 in 3 children achieve a good mark in Marks and English at GCSE compared to nearly 1 in 2 nationally. In Leeds 4% of the population rely on foodbanks to feed their families, this is double the nation average. Around 35 percent of people living in Leeds, Who took part in a recent survey, said they are regularly borrowing money to cover costs of food. We are feeding at least 55 to 60 families every week. On a Friday at Broadlea Community Centre we have our food bank from 11am until 12pm, on a Sunday 11am until 12pm. We have grown so much in the couple of years going, thank you to Neighbourly for supporting us on our journey. Anyone who wishes to know more about us please contact Angela McConnell BEM 07805225270