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Footprints in the Community is a charitable incorporated organisation which aims to establish a variety of services under one umbrella to help address isolation and poverty in Redcar and surrounding areas, and to provide a network of support to local people and organisations. Our projects include: - Redcar Area Foodbank provides emergency food and support to anyone facing food poverty due to a crisis. Our centres offer a warm welcome and a parcel containing food for at least three days. Clients are also offered a warm drink and snack. Each centre has a Citizens Advice Outreach Worker to offer 1:1 suppor and advice and to signpost to other services. - First Steps - provides pre-loved baby equipment and/or clothing packs to families who are struggling to get the baby essentials together. - The Shed - The Shed is a sociable woodworking and creative space where members can work on their own projects in an informal and supportive setting. It's perfect for anyone with a passion for woodworking, or who's always wanted to give it a go but never had access to the tools to try. We have a wide range of hand and bench tools and our staff and skilled volunteers are on hand to provide guidance. - Next Step Shop - Our Next Step Shop can be a lifeline for anyone who regularly struggles to afford food. They are easy to use, low cost shops which members can visit once a week and pay a small subsidised fee to choose a selection of food items from the shelves. There's also non-food items, sanitary products and often a choice of bread and fresh produce which members can also select from. - Footprints Café - is a community café run that offers high-quality meals at low cost to people in the local community. - Lunch Box Project - Our lunchbox project provides opportuniities for families of primary-age children to enjoy fun activities together, keeping little ones busy during school holidays without breaking the bank. Our friendly and approachable staff and volunteers run fun sessions of crafts and lego, whilst our guest providers offer the chance to try something new, like amazing circus skills. We help fill tummies too, as every child is offered a tasty and nutritious breakfast, snack or lunch. - Our New Start project provides packs of small homeware items to people who are struggling with the essentials of setting up a home. People can be referred by a Foodbank centre, Next Step Shop or any of our other referral agencies. Items included in New Start packs: bedding, towels, pans, utensils, cutlery, crockery, kettles, toasters and cleaning packs. - Reflections Dementia Support is a safe, friendlly group for people living with dementia, their families and carers. However dementia has touched your life, join our friendly and compassionate volunteers for a cuppa and a chat at one of our regular get togethers.

TVT is a community-focused charity dedicated to improving life outcomes and future-proofing the community by responding to the needs of residents across Middlesbrough and the wider Tees Valley area. We provide practical resources, tailored support services, and compassionate guidance to individuals and families in Hemlington and beyond. As a trusted and welcoming safe space, TVT acts as a gateway to support, helping people access the assistance, opportunities, and local services they need to thrive. Where gaps in provision exist, we work proactively to develop solutions that meet the evolving needs of our community. Our services and initiatives include an ECO Shop and a Pre-Loved Shop, helping families access affordable essentials while promoting sustainability and reducing waste within the community. We also host our Warm Welcome Wednesday coffee mornings, creating opportunities for residents to connect, reduce isolation, and build supportive relationships in a friendly and inclusive environment. In addition, TVT actively participates in a wide range of community events and works collaboratively with partner organisations, local groups, and agencies to strengthen community support networks and maximise opportunities for local residents. Through partnership working and community engagement, we continue to build stronger, more resilient communities across the Tees Valley.

We are a community centre working 7 days and 5 nights a week with vulnerable people and families. We run groups and support for people including food bags for families in the area. In this current situation we are running a food bank and feeding 90 pensioners ensuring they have fresh food and prescriptions are collected for them. We live in a deprived area and have a lot of people struggling at this time. We are a self supported centre and as you can imaging at this time we are getting no income from groups which is making funding hard.