M&S Spalding

The vision is to serve the Community by providing emergency food for people in crisis in the Spalding and South Holland area. The project provides a minimum of three days non-perishable emergency food to local people in crisis. All food given out is donated by the local community. It works in partnership with front-line care professionals to identify people in need. The project works with local supermarkets and food factories to give fresh food that can’t be sold to give out to those in need. The foodbank also links users with other services stautory services that we partner with. Agape Care Café Every Thursday the cafe provides a three course meal for those using Agape care. All the food comes throuh donations that can’t be put into parcels. The people using the cafe have a chance to take away doanted fresh food aswell.

We work with referral partners e.g. social services, CAB etc. and provide emergency food parcels for people who have financial or other problems, or who are on very low incomes and are unable to feed themselves or their families. We need surplus food from donors to help us to fulfil this need. We also need volunteers to assist in the foodbank, either talking to clients or working behind the scenes. We are open every Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Thursday 10 a.m. to noon but can provide emergency parcels outside those hours on request. We also operate a Community Store which offers membership at £5 p.a. and issues a membership card. Members can then purchase a "basket" of food and other essential items at heavily discounted prices on a monthly basis. Everything sold in the Store is purchased using charity funds, we do not sell donated items. This means we need financial donations as we have no guaranteed funding. Membership is currently limited to 100 as we do not have the resources to handle more. Some members have previously been foodbank clients and others identified by working with other local organisations to offer help to those who may not qualify as foodbank clients but are still in need.

Little Miracles is a charity that supports families of children with additional needs, disabilities and life-limiting conditions We provide a non-judgemental environment where we use our holistic approach to support the needs of the whole family Our centre in South Holland specialises in providing advice, guidance, support, activities, training and safe places to any family that has a child with an additional need, disability or life-limiting condition