Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid (WEFA)
Peterborough, UK
Whittlesey Emergency Food Aid (WEFA) is an independent non profit making organisation established in November 2014 and is responsible for helping those who are experiencing food poverty in the area. Referrals are made by third parties with whom we work in partnership,including schools, Social Services, Housing Associations, GP surgeries , Health and Family Workers, GP's , the Police and others as well as by word of mouth. The WEFA storage and distribution centre is based at The Whittlesey Christian Church in Broad Street, Whittlesey, where families and individuals come and collect their food parcels on a weekly basis which can also include toiletries and household products depending on availability at the time. WEFA relies entirely on food and cash donations from individuals, community groups, churches, shops and schools, without whom the scheme couldn't operate, Crucial to its success is the much appreciated help and support received by volunteers who freely give up their time to collect and sort the donations and make up the food parcels ready for distribution. WEFA has seen a significant increase in the number of people using its service with a wide demographic of people being referred due to a number of factors causing them to experience food poverty. The ethos of the project is to work with the contacts for as long as its necessary until their situation is resolved. We've had tremendous success in achieving this and therefore the project continues to grow from strength to strength . Coupled with that success is the need for us to develop further our partnership working with others which is why we are excited to be a part of the 'Neighbourly' scheme. We do not charge for any of our services or for anything either collected or delivered by us
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