Lidl Lichfield

Burntwood Be A Friend (BBAF) was born from crisis, founded during the Covid-19 pandemic with a singular aim: to ensure no one in our community felt forgotten. What began as a team of volunteers delivering essentials has since evolved into a dynamic, multi-faceted charity supporting over 850 households in Burntwood and its surrounding areas. From our Community Store and wellbeing walks to free cooking classes and counselling, BBAF listens to needs and responds with action.

Lichfield Family Hub is the central hub for delivering services for 0-19 years and up to 25 with SEN throughout the Lichfield and Burntwood District. Our aim is to improve outcomes for young children and their families with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged families, in order to reduce inequalities and improve children's outcomes. We deliver various sessions at the centre and within the local community to ensure families feel supported by professionals and members of their own community. The aim of these groups is to ensure young children get the best start in life and that their families are supported to help them achieve this. Family Hubs in Staffordshire are designed to serve the local community and ensure families have a single point of access to services. We have a range of community run groups that support families in the community such as, grandparents, children with additional needs, stay and plays, child-minders, parenting programmes, twins, breastfeeding, weigh in clinics, youth groups, mental health support etc..... we are hoping to support these children and their families by offering refreshments which introduce healthy food options to them. The aim of this is to educate and support families to make healthy choices for their children and instilling an ethos of good eating equals healthy lifestyles. We also wish to support those families that are at risk throughout the school holidays who may fall victim to holiday hunger by offering a lunch prepared by our supportive volunteers. This may also lead into identifying additional support we can offer to these families to improve their circumstances and ultimate outcomes.

Willows Primary Academy is a large primary school in the north of Lichfield. We pride ourselves on being a very successful school. Staff enjoy working here and children enjoy learning here. It all goes towards providing children with a caring and secure environment. Children are given a wide range of opportunities at The Willows Academy. A considerable number (currently about 50%) of our pupils are in receipt of Pupil Premium funding. This is used to support and enhance these children in their learning. An important part of this is enrichment and providing our Pupil premium pupils with extra opportunities. We strive to ensure that none of our children are hungry. We provide breakfast for children that have not had any before arriving at school. We also provide a mid-morning snack of toast or fruit for any child that is hungry during the school day. We provide food support for families that need help with having sufficient food supplies. Our full-time Family Support Worker supports families in times of need to access our Local Food Bank. We run a free after-school cooking club to educate children in the cooking of healthy and wholesome foods.