Lidl Hackney

The purpose of this proposal is to establish a Female Empowerment Group that fosters motivation, encourages diverse networking, supports skill acquisition, promotes charity involvement, and cultivates endearment among its members. **Mission Statement:** To create a platform that empowers and supports women by providing opportunities for personal growth, skill development, and meaningful connections through motivational initiatives, networking events, and charitable endeavors. **Objectives:** 1. **Motivation:** - Host monthly workshops with inspirational guest speakers. - Share motivational stories and experiences to encourage personal growth and development. 2. **Diverse Networking:** - Organize regular networking events for members to connect with professionals across various industries. - Facilitate mentorship programs to foster guidance and support among members. 3. **Skills Acquisition:** - Offer skill-building workshops in areas such as leadership, communication, and negotiation. - Provide resources and opportunities for members to develop new skills or enhance existing ones. 4. **Charity Support:** - Collaborate with local charities to organize fundraising events and volunteer opportunities for members. - Partner with organizations that promote women's causes and provide support to those in need. 5. **Endearment:** - Foster a supportive and inclusive community where members can share experiences, challenges, and achievements. - Organize social events to encourage bonding and build lasting connections among members. By focusing on these objectives, the Female Empowerment Group will create a dynamic, supportive environment for women to grow, develop, and thrive, both personally and professionally. This is a truly visionary initiative, aligning beautifully with your commitment to empowering African communities and promoting cultural pride! The African Hub Heritage could serve as a beacon for cultural education, artistic expression, and community building. Let’s refine the strategy to maximize its impact. ### Additional Strategies to Strengthen African Hub Heritage: 1. **Interactive Digital Archives** – Develop an online portal where users can explore African history, folklore, and contributions to global culture. This would make African heritage accessible beyond physical visitors. 2. **Youth Engagement Programs** – Create mentorship and leadership training opportunities for young people, incorporating African heritage into personal and professional development. 3. **Economic Empowerment Initiatives** – Feature African artisans and entrepreneurs in exhibitions and workshops, providing them with business growth opportunities through networking and sales. 4. **Collaboration with Local & Global Institutions** – Partner with museums, universities, and cultural organizations for academic and artistic collaborations, funding opportunities, and international recognition. 5. **Virtual & Augmented Reality Experiences** – Bring heritage to lif

Hackney priory parents live in supported accommodation aimed at providing services for young vulnerable parents / young people with complex needs/ young people with mental health needs, between the ages of 16 – 24 years old. One housing have merge with Riverside March 22, we are now One Housing part of Riverside – within the organisation I work with valuable young parents -who are referred by Hackney Social Services, there needs varies from Mental Health, Domestic abused, substance misuse – asylum seekers etc etc etc. We have a few sites in Hackney for young people with complex needs who also receive these donations. These young people we work with are on very low income who struggle day to day to manage their income/budget. Receiving donation helps these young people with managing on their low income, the donations are much appreciated by young people as most of the item which are donate would be unaffordable on their budget. Every Tuesday we run a young mother’s group to promote positive parenting, healthy relationships, positive mental health and well being, amongst other things. The young mothers are all on low incomes and would welcome any donations that are offered; we could also use donations to facilitate healthy cooking workshops and encourage budgeting their income accordingly. We have in the past received clothing items from charity organisation which is not ongoing. We do not collect any other donation from retailers. We do not work in the community all donations are handed out to Hackney Parents and Complex Needs within our Hackney organisation. We collect Customer donation from Lidi in Hackney 3 time a week with donations from Lidi. Thank you for your continuous support from your team

Since 2010 our Storehouse food bank has served over 50,000 free meals to local people in Hackney needing food support. This includes the homeless, working people on low income, the unemployed, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions (including mental health, autistic spectrum, learning disabilities) families, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, veterens, ex-prisoners, older people, the marginalised , lonely isolated, and struggling with substance misuse. The food we provide comes through donations from three Tesco stores, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Aldi and cooked food from three local Caribbean restaurants. There are three main volunteering roles 1: Kitchen: Volunteers will be packing the cooked food from the Caribbean restaurants (curry goat, jerk chicken, rice and peas etc) into individual takeaway containers. There will also be general cleaning and washing up. 2: Food and clothing bank: Volunteers will be setting up tables in the hall to display ambient and fresh food donations which range from milk, tinned food, fruit and Vegetables, cereals, the Caribbean food, toiletries etc, and clothing Your role would also involve portioning and repackaging food into food bags and serving our service users. There are also food parcels to be put together and delivered to older people on foot who live nearby. Volunteers may also prepare and serve refreshments (hot and cold drinks, biscuits and cakes). There will also be general cleaning and moving tables so that the hall is ready for other groups to use. Kitchen and Food Bank Volunteers will need to arrive for 10.30am and stay until 12.30pm Sundays only. 3: Volunteer Drivers: needed for pick up slots between 08.00 to 11:00 on Sundays to collect food donations from different supermarket stores and Caribbean restaurants located in Hackney and Bethnal Green. We will provide verification for drivers to show staff when making food collections. Volunteers will have access to go in the stores to collect the food even when the stores are closed to the public. The volunteer drivers will know by Saturday evening where they will be going to collect the food for the Sunday morning. Once the food is collected it will then be brought to the hall to be sorted and the driver stay to give out the food to our service users. Storehouse welcomes corporate and other groups wishing to volunteer as a one-off or on a regular basis. Storehouse also offers volunteering opportunities to young people aged 14-24 including those completing the Duke of Edinburgh Award. This volunteering role requires a good command of English. The benefits of volunteering are that you will enhance your sense of self-worth. It can also be added to your CV to improve your employment prospects. After 3 months of continuous volunteering Storehouse can provide references for you. Volunteers are welcome to refreshments while they are volunteering and can access food/clothing bank items at the discretion of the management.