M&S Trafford Centre

We collect surplus food for local distribution to a local good cause. Tuf*C works predominately with young people. we give them hope and direction through sport This project collects surplus food and distributes this to the local homeless accommodation and shelter, namely The Longford Centre, in Chorlton, Manchester, as they are unable to collect themselves,. The surplus food is used to complement the many daily meals which are prepared each day at the shelter. The shelter is next door to a older peoples residential home, any surplus not required by the shelter is pass to these vulnerable older people to use.

Nourish This Hunger project has shown the need to help set up projects such as a Community Food Club here in Salford.. There is a desperate need out there. The Community Food Club called Family Food Fayre commenced in January 2021 on Mondays and Thursdays. We have also set up a food club each Wednesday for those in flats in Pendleton in response to the needs in the area. The food club links into the our support hub to provide support for any in need. as well as any struggling with being homeless. This also provides housing and employment advice as well as funding for energy crisis with those on pre-payment meters. We have also set up other Food Clubs in Radcliffe (2) and another in West Salford. Each one helping out with different help including employment/Digital Inclusion/housing/ mental health/surgery advice/debt advice and energy vouchers. The Narrowgate Night Shelter sadly closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19. So another way in which we support homeless people is through Operation Joy, our street outreach program and support hub. Volunteers are now helping the vulnerable on the streets and in the hub with Paul Winter and Daryl. We also have a resettlement worker Cath as well as Nick, the chaplain who goes into help people in three prisons in the area.

We are Bury Seventh Day Adventist church, based at 32 Parkhill’s Road, Bury, BL9 9HS - Charity Number: 1045501. As a small community church with a vision for providing a safe and warm place for vulnerable, lonely, struggling families to come and have some food, get a food parcel and have a conversation with someone. In doing this we tackle loneliness, isolation and tough times for people who are struggling both financially and emotionally during these tough times. We started out as a soup kitchen for rough sleepers a year ago, it has become apparent that there is a larger need for people struggling to make basic ends meet and who are socially isolated. We hope to continue giving out a meal with a food parcel in our open-air car park, following Covid government guidelines