Lidl Sheffield Stocksbridge

Four and a half years ago on Saturday 29th January 2022 we opened Chapelgreen Community Hub Community Fridge in High Green, Sheffield. Our membership is free and our members continue to grow on a weekly basis every Saturday morning between 11am to 12.30pm. Chapelgreen Community Hub Community Fridge is a community led initiative run by volunteers. We work with local food suppliers (such as Co-op, Aldi, Lidl and M&S) to use food that the stores cannot sell at the end of the day. This food is then offered to all members of Chapelgreen Community Hub Community Fridge to avoid food wastage and reduce the amount of food being sent to landfill on a weekly basis. In the first two weeks of opening we saved over 150kg of food from going to landfill. At the present time, with our members support, on average we prevent one ton of food going to landfill weekly. This food is perfectly good to eat and members can freely select from a range of fresh fruit & vegetables, store cupboard essentials, chilled and frozen food as much food has they need. We continually are. looking forward to working with new retailers to secure more food donations for our Community Fridge, so that we can continue to meet local community need. Chapelgreen Community Hub Community Fridge will accept food donations from the local community. We will welcome donations of unopened, packaged foods within their use by date and raw fruit or vegetables, which will then be available to anyone in the community to take. As well as reducing food waste, the group will use the fridge to strengthen community bonds, e.g. to promote the benefits of the sharing economy and raise awareness and understanding of eco and sustainable activities we can adopt in our daily routines for the greater benefit of the planet In addition to collecting food, now we are fully established, we have been able to develop activities which raise the families awareness and understanding about how they can develop sustainable activities and routines into their home lives. We hold food demonstrations and workshops to share information on cooking healthy family meals using food from our Fridge, slow cookers and air fryers. This has led to the implementation of our Slow Cooker and Air Fryer Lending Library to aid families living within food and fuel poverty. Our volunteers and members have been encouraged and supported to undertake Level 2. Food Hygiene and Allergen Awareness. We have changed our awareness and sustainability of clothes and are developing a sewing class to update old clothes to extend wearability, instead of sending another resource to landfill Chapelgreen Community Hub Community Fridge aims to continue to implement and support all our members needs.

We’re a community led service operating from our home, dedicated to supporting individuals and families in need. Most of the people we help come to us through word of mouth, and we also spend time out in the community delivering essentials to those experiencing homelessness. Our main service is providing food parcels, which we deliver directly to service users once referrals have been made. To help cover basic overhead costs such as fuel, a small fee is required. We’re committed to making sure support reaches the people who need it most, right where they are. If you’d like to learn more, get involved, or make a referral, feel free to get in touch!

We provide supported housing for complex needs residents. The people we help are affected by homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, and physical health issues. We believe in service user experience, and the principles of service user involvement lead our services. Connections Housing has TUPE transferred over to Contix, and basically, we are keeping all Connections staff. We have taken in all of the Connections residents. We currently operate from only 108 Shirecliffe Lane, Sheffield, S3 9AE. We identify service users from referrals from the Police, Probation, Council, Homeless services, drug/alcohol services, NHS and other agencies. External agencies identify all of our referrals and resident needs. Most house residents desperately need help in all aspects of their lives. We formulate a support plan with them, external referral agencies and Contix staff and begin working on them. Most come from chaotic backgrounds, so your donations will be highly beneficial. We provide supported housing services; food is part of the overall housing support. We don't charge for this service. All of our funding for support comes from the Local authorities. We are authorised to refer and sign food bank vouchers for the Trussell Trust in Sheffield.