M&S Southfields

Community Care Collective C.I.C. is a volunteer-led organisation with a simple mission: Zero Waste, Zero Hunger. We rescue good surplus food and share it with people in our community who need it. Our volunteers collect food from local supermarkets, cafés and other providers through Neighbourly, FareShare and Caboodle. We provide free food parcels to families and individuals, and share food with local schools, community groups and partner organisations. People reach us through word of mouth and referrals from schools and community organisations. We stock a community cupboard where people can access food anonymously and with dignity. Our fortnithgly "Share-Wood Saturdays" bring neighbours together to share food, and "Longthornton Larder" will open on 3 October 2026 as another fortnightly community food share. Each week, the food we redistribute is equivalent to approximately 2,250 meals. By connecting surplus food with local need, we help reduce waste, ease pressure on households and make sure good food is shared.

No Poverty

The Positive Network Centre is a Community Integrated Care centre that provides a number of day services for predominately African/African-Caribbean elderly and young people. Our hugely popular day centre aims to provide the quality of life for older people and those with long suffering disabilities: physical, mental, learning and sensory. We provide recreational and leisure activities and a weekly luncheon club “Calypso Kitchen” that provides wholesome and tasty freshly cooked meals with a Caribbean influence. Our Food Bank at Positive Network helps and supports the local community and those that find it difficult to do weekly shops due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We supply food for our members and other members of the local community that need support. The Positive Network Centre is a registered charity and social enterprise that is run by a management Committee.