B&Q Stevenston

The Ardrossan Church of the Nazarene operates across North Ayrshire assisting whole communities and individual households through its range of spiritual and social programmes. The social programmes include our gardening group at the church, our food growing project at various locations throughout the local authority. The cinema offers free big screen shows of the latest films at venues across the area. The Foodbank assists households on an authority wide basis as well as offering a local larder within Ardrossan itself. A new project is called "Community food exchange" whereby households can put food into our shop location swell as take any food they see (collected from our supporting supermarkets). We run a children's anti-hunger programme which has two programmes. One brings children together and is called "Make a meal of it" and the other is outreach work and is called "Junior chef (we provide ingredients, recipes and support to cook meals at home).

Supporting the Hayocks Community Hayocks in Stevenston North has the highest level of child poverty in North Ayrshire, with around 40% of children living in poverty, placing the area among the top 10 most deprived communities in Scotland. Hayocks Hall is the only community facility in the neighbourhood and acts as a lifeline for local residents. Through volunteers and community support, we provide a community café, a local larder, and a warm space with free Wi-Fi, helping families access affordable food, stay connected, and reduce isolation. We also link residents to vital services for food poverty, debt advice, and mental health support, while organising community activities that bring people together. Donations help us keep Hayocks Hall open, support families in crisis, and build a stronger, more connected community.

We are an Early Years Centre based within North Ayrshire. We provide food donations and household items for our families and would appreciate any donations to help us provide groups for our families to enable us to work together to raise attainment and close the poverty related attainment gap.