Lidl Mexborough

During the 56 years history ,the charity has raised its own finances through a variety of methods from fundraising events ,charitable donations and through charges for activities it hosts .Initiaily the club opened twice a week for 2 hours ,The members were typically users living at home with parents and our club provided a much needed social setting where families could get together. However ,times have changed over the clubs history and provisions of services has had to change along with it. Demand for us to provide more and more activities ,, learning opportunities and social events for both day and evening s..Our client base has changed .More varied age range,more users living independently,more community based activity requirements , holidays and short breaks and those wanting real learning or work opportunities.

Food AWARE CIC was established in 2008 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. AWARE stands for 'Alternative to Waste And Re-use Enterprise). We currently work with over 50 community-based organisations across South Yorkshire (largely located in Doncaster and Rotherham areas). We collect/receive edible surplus food made available to us via local supermarkets, farms, wholesalers, food discounters, allotments, donations etc and redistribute to those in need via trusted local community partners e.g. churches, foodbanks, soup kitchens, luncheon clubs, youth cafes etc. We also educate on food labelling e.g. 'Best Before' vs 'Use By' dates, Eat Well Plate, Love Food Hate Waste, Change4Life etc. We provide numerous training and volunteering opportunities e.g. drivers, warehouse operatives, administration, foodbank volunteers etc. Our motto is #FeedPeopleNotLandfill!

We give free breakfast to our children every morning as we believe that children learn much better if they are not hungry. Normally this is toast , sometimes Bagels . We appreciate any bread and bread products that can be donated for this. We also distribute food parcels to families in need. We have a Parent support worker who works closely with our parents and knows the families that we need to reach out to.