M&S York

I am reusable have our very own community food bank here in York. We have been going for over 2 plus years now and started up due to covid due to the demand. We feed over a 100 plus people a day 7 days a week. But also trying to combat food waste by reusing food in the community.

Clifton Green is a thriving primary school in York. Here, children experience opportunities that enrich their lives. Our school has family and community at its heart. The children learn to design and make the food and run the stall in the playground after school. Students are inspired to get involved in the exciting world of cooking which teaches them life skills. Customers - both adults and children - are able to come and pick up a healthy food to enjoy on their way home from school. We ask for a Pay As You Feel donation to keep the snack shack going and to encourage enterprise skills in the children. The funds raised will go towards developing a kitchen where cooking sessions can take place throughout the day with adults and children. Customers are encouraged to think of other ways of donating to the school; for example, some parents may choose to donate an hour of time helping children with their reading, feeding the chickens or running events at school. Thank you for helping us continue sharing food with our children. Please help us to reach our goal of funding a kitchen.

WHAT DO WE DO? FIND OUT MORE ABOUT POPPY’S STORY. Have you heard anything about what we do at Help Brings Hope, the things we give out or the people we work with? There are a bunch of reasons why people need our help and this is just one example. Poppy was a single mum being moved into temporary accommodation, she had been part of an abusive relationship and came to us scared, feeling up against the clock and more vulnerable than ever. It was the first time she had heard of us and was looking after a young baby at the time. Poppy first got in touch with us at Help Brings Hope after her and her family were moved into a local hostel, where she had been left with nothing for her and nothing for her baby after having fled a domestic violence. She was panicking and scared as it was the evening at this point and she had no food or nappies, or formula milk to feed her baby. We didn’t want her going out to pick up items on the evening, as she was already scared and feeling alone. I know this from experience, I don’t know if you have ever had somebody that is so reliant on you and no way to care for them. She soon felt comfortable talking to me, especially as I had gone through domestic violence myself and my empathy helped her to feel more at ease. At Help Brings Hope, we have supported her with clothing, food, toiletries, bedding to ensure that none of them have to go without the essentials. And now in 2021, she is moving out of the hostel and into a flat with her baby, a fresh start for them both with new memories and at Help Brings Hope, we are honored to have the pleasure of being part of this journey. Before we say good bye, we will be leaving these two with one final gift and making sure that they have the best possible start in their new home and will be there, by their sides while they get set up in their new home .