Lidl Wymondham

Food and Beverage Buggies (FABB) was a group dedicated to taking a hot 2 course meal, drinks, and sandwich bags for the next day out to the Homeless in Norwich, finding them in their doorways, cemeteries, wherever they were. This supplemented the existing work being done by 4 soup kitchen groups at the Haymarket, but filled a very vital mid-week need. Our buggies were filled with food, drinks, warm clothing, boots, sleeping bags etc, and we were out every Thursday, 52 weeks a year, from 7-9pm. During Covid FABB of necessity diversified to meet a growing need in schools and local families, where Covid had taken it's toll. Many families with young children were struggling to make ends meet, often due to job losses and furloughed reduced wages. School age children were going into schools hungry and not able to concentrate fully on lessons. Food poverty and food insecurity was rife, and FABB worked with 2 local schools and 15+ families to take food deliveries into schools to distribute, and taking essential food parcels to the families. This was much needed and appreciated, and we'll carry on as long as there is a hungry child or adult in our community. As the rules were reduced and the country went back to 'normal' FABB found that food poverty was still rife and we concentrated our efforts to help families in distress and hostel residents fighting their pathway back to a home of their own. Food parcels are delivered weekly to families for as long as they are needed, by the same volunteer to build trust. We deliver to doorsteps as most families have no car to collect, and many are housebound. We now deliver weekly to up to 60 families. We cook for a ladies hostel of 31 residents several times a week. Regular food times, combined with good nutrition show a marked improvement in social, mental and physical wellbeing.

Our Foodbank is open on Wednesdays 10am-12pm in The Town Green Centre, Wymondham. Please check our Facebook page or website for up to date information. • The Community Outreach Project is a fully inclusive service. • You can follow us on Twitter or on Facebook • If you would like to donate food or wish to volunteer, please contact us at: community@wymondhamcommunityoutreach.org to receive further details. We are based in the Town Green Centre, Wymondham. We seek to serve all members of our community and work with all reputable partners to ease hardship, social isolation and food waste in our community. Our initiative is funded by donations and grants. We are staffed by volunteers. Charity no. 278742

Empanda offers a range of care and support services for vulnerable adults and those who will benefit from receiving outcome-focussed, personalised, holistic support delivered in a way that best suits the needs and expectations of the individual. Our skilled teams of support workers use a range of methods to engage with our service users on a 1:2:1 basis or in groups. Our Young People’s Services (YPS) team understands that individuals who are homeless often have other issues too so we work with them to look at all the areas in their lives that they feel they need help with. This may include debt issues, mental health problems, substance misuse problems, learning difficulties or family/relationship breakdown. ‘Oak Trees’ on the outskirts of Attleborough, was purpose built in 1996 to offer short-term accommodation for up to four adults at a time and over 100 adults each year. We offer a range of stimulating and interesting activities including: - Arts and crafts. - Learning how to cook, plan menus and shop for food. - Learning how to do laundry, ironing and cleaning. - Learning how to manage your money. - Sports, games and accessing local sports facilities like gyms and swimming pools. - Getting involved in the local community and community events.