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Crescent Food Bank: Alleviating Food Poverty in Bolton and Surrounding Areas Overview: Crescent Food Bank, established in 2021, is dedicated to preventing and alleviating food poverty in Bolton and its surrounding areas. Our mission is to ensure that no one in our community goes to bed hungry by providing food aid, relief goods, and comprehensive support services. We strive to address the immediate needs of our beneficiaries while working towards long-term solutions to eradicate food poverty. Our Services: 1. Weekly Food Distribution: - We distribute food parcels every week to individuals and families in need. These parcels include a variety of non-perishable food items, fresh produce, and personal care products. Each food parcel is designed to provide balanced nutrition and support for those facing food insecurity. 2. Emergency Food Assistance: - We offer emergency food assistance to those experiencing sudden or acute food shortages. This service ensures that no one in our community faces hunger due to unforeseen circumstances such as job loss, medical emergencies, or other crises. 3. Nutritional Education Workshops: - Our workshops educate beneficiaries on healthy eating habits, meal planning, and budgeting for groceries. By empowering individuals with knowledge, we help them make healthier food choices and stretch their resources further. 4. Bespoke Support Services: - We provide tailored support to meet the unique needs of each household. This includes dietary-specific food parcels, assistance for pregnant women and young families, and addressing period poverty with essential menstrual products and hygiene education. Target Population: Our primary focus is on low-income families, homeless individuals, and seniors in Bolton and surrounding areas. We aim to provide comprehensive support that addresses the specific needs of these vulnerable groups, ensuring they receive the care and assistance they require. Community Impact: Since our inception, Crescent Food Bank has made a significant impact in the community: - People Helped: Over 16,000 individuals have received support. - Meals Provided: We have distributed more than 587,020 meals. - Collaborations: We work with local businesses, schools, and other non-profits to maximise our reach and effectiveness. Ethos and Values: Our ethos is inspired by the words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "He is not a believer who sleeps full while his neighbour is hungry." This hadith underlines our commitment to ensuring that no one in our community goes to bed hungry. Volunteering Volunteers are the heart of our organisation. Opportunities include food sorting, distribution, and event support. e are proud to partner with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) programme, offering young people the chance to volunteer and gain valuable skills and experiences.

Advancement of christian faith and poverty relief. we pursue these by: -running regular, educational and inspirational seminars using in-house resources as well as external faculties. -providing welfare and social support for people in need. -

Believe Achieve creates opportunities for young people to be active and creative. We deliver sports and arts programmes in collaboration with young people, to Support them in their learning, develop their employability and help them to Progress. We are a community interest company based in Bolton, working with young people aged between 7 and 25, living in and around Great Lever. We want to make Bolton a great place to grow up. Our Vision We will identify the potential in children & young people, develop it and create opportunities to help them succeed in life. Young people will increase their skills, aspirations and confidence as a result of participating in Believe & Achieve programmes. Our Mission We encourage young people to be the best they can be by providing innovative activities, unique experiences and high-quality enterprise programmes. We understand the importance of supporting young people to meet their full potential while providing a safe place with friendly faces to talk to. We deliver services which include detached youth work, group and one to one mentoring to help them become valued members of the community. “Believe in yourself & Achieve your dream.” Our Value True potential is achieved when we all demonstrate mutual respect, trust and love for ourselves and each other. This value is true regardless of culture, ethnicity, or religion. We believe in working with other organisations and individuals that share our goals and vision for young people. Working in partnership will help us to reach and inspire more young people to make positive lifestyle choices. Free School Meal Campaign: According to the current Bolton council statistics, rates of children living in poverty and accessing free school meals around Bolton are higher than the national average. Current England statistics shows that 3 million children in the UK are at risk of going hungry during the school holidays With the loss of free school meals given out during term time, in addition to the extra childcare costs around the holidays, families already struggling with low budgets find it difficult to feed their children. This inspired an activist Marcus Rashford MBE an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team to launch Free School Meal during half term campaign. To Support Marcus Rashford Free Meal Campaign, Believe & Achieve C.I.C currently support to pay for children school meal subject to eligibilities. Since 25th of October 2020, we have helped over 800 by providing Free food. This numbers are still growing very fast Greater Manchester has one of the highest rates of child poverty by local authority area with 35.5% of children under 16 living in poverty. Of those living in poverty, the vast majority (69.4%) are living in out of work poverty.we provide and deliver emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, we also campaign for change