Lidl Welwyn Garden City

HQ: Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2BQ, United Kingdom

This is how Lidl is investing in local communities. A verified record of community support, tracked on Neighbourly.

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What Lidl has delivered.

The positive impact Lidl has helped to create in communities.

All-time totals

People supported weekly

The number of people indirectly helped each week by the good causes Lidl has supported

13,455

Good causes supported

9

CO2e saved (tonnes)

147

Money donated

£236

Non-food donated (tonnes)

3

Meals donated

90,240

How it works

Here's how businesses create local impact through Neighbourly.

Through Neighbourly, Lidl has donated surplus food, money and products, turning business resources into meaningful community impact.

  1. 1

    A business gives

    Through Neighbourly, businesses donate resources to local good causes.

  2. 2

    A local good cause puts it to use

    Support goes directly to charities and community organisations, helping them free up time and resources to focus on what matters most.

  3. 3

    People get the support they need

    Whether it's a hot meal, essential products, a safe place to meet or someone to talk to, support reaches people in ways that make a real difference.

  4. 4

    Every contribution counts

    Together, these contributions create real, measurable impact in local communities. That's social value in action.

Causes connected to Lidl Welwyn Garden City

Verified resources received

Looprun Barnet

Barnet, UK

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise. This is more than food and is part of a supportive services platform to help people get sustained in their own individual way. With up to 94% success rate and seeing once those receiving free Looprun response bags to returning to stores as shoppers with baskets full. These are the impact stories created when all come together to do good for good. Service users are signposted to Looprun mostly from referrals including professionals in social and healthcare. Looprun provides free non perishables, perishable food, toiletries, and brand new clothing to people facing a temporary challenge. Whatever supermarkets, stores, and retailers can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. This is a response to real people in real-time. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. We believe if the food is stored then a person in need is not getting any food, hence we provide an instant response and instant impact service. Looprun has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes, soup kitchens and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with food donations. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. All are invited to become part of these sustainable stories in your local community. For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: Website: https://www.looprun-sciv.online/

What we've received

Meals139,815
Non-food (tonnes)1.71
Money£250

Looprun St Albans

St Albans, UK

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise called Glass Mill Social Enterprise C.I.C. There is no charge whatsoever to service users. This is a free and confidential service. Looprun is providing assistance with food, toiletries, baby essentials, brand new clothing and pet food. As all members in the household matters and that includes pets too. This is more than food and Looprun is part of a platform to help people back on their feet called RSBA1 (Response, Sustain, Build, Achieve). We have a 94% success rate in people achieving this. This is how service users are identified. R- Response (Access to free essentials resources) S- Sustainability (Budgeting support) B- Build (Access to over 4,000 free online courses and 11 million career opportunities) We have had over 12,500 people attend our courses. On average this is 500 a month. A- Achieve (Kick starting their vision) Whatever you can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. As everything given and everybody counts. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. Looprun believes if the food is stored then a person in need is not getting any food, hence we provide an instant response and instant impact service. Looprun food donations can include fresh fruit, vegetables, bakery items and non perishables. Looprun has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with your food donations. Therefore we need your help to ensure we can supply the demand in this crisis. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. We, therefore, are a platform for a voice to be heard in the community and share life changing stories. It would be great to have more partners become part of these stories in your local community. The organisation has been featured in a business advert for Natwest online: https://www.mylondon.news/special-features/new-high-street-hub-islington-24962960 Our social media pages are our platform for the demonstration of the organisations work in the local community. Looprun have recently started in these locations due to the unprecedented times. Looprun keeps the data of service users and those within organisations confidential as part of safeguarding For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: website: www.rsba1.com Instagram page: @rsba_1

What we've received

Meals46,309
Non-food (tonnes)0.26

Manna Food Bank

Hatfield, UK

We support local families and individuals who are in urgent need of food and essentials. Today many people across the UK people are struggling to feed themselves and their families. Redundancy, illness, domestic violence, debt, benefit dispute or delay, family breakdown and paying for expected bill or emergency are just some of the reasons why people find themselves struggling. Manna was started by a committee of people from the community working together to help local families at their time of need. We're a community based organisation that will serve anyone in emergency need in regardless of their religious beliefs.

What we've received

Meals69,007
Non-food (tonnes)1.40
Volunteering (hours)5
Money£400

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