Lidl Bury

We are a non profit organisation and have a team of volunteers who feed the homeless and low income families throughout Bury whitefield and Radcliffe We provide food parcels meals and toiletries to people in need We also support vulnerable people in shared accommodations who have been homeless and are waiting to be rehoused We are self funded and use donations from supermarkets that would have previously been wasted We pick up donations 6 days per week then make up and deliver food parcels Currently we support well over 100 people per week

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

Serving local people in crisis, we offer 3 day emergency food supplies to people identified and referred by frontline professionals. We also offer signposting and welfare advice in order to help break the cycle of poverty and restore dignity. All our food is donated by local people and organisations who want to see the hungry fed and people lifted out of poverty. Most of the food we give out is tinned or dried, but we aim to also offer fresh produce wherever possible. The food is given out by our volunteers in one of our 3 distribution centres, where people will receive a hot drink and a bite to eat and a listening ear as well as their food parcel. We are part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks, supported by local churches and facilitated by Farnworth Baptist Church.