B&Q Lincoln

- Representing the students academic interests - Providing representation and campaigning services for minority voices - Providing a food bank and swap shop - Assisting with widening participation to students from lower income areas and supporting them with their studies

We are a community wellbeing group in Newark who are committed to supporting families and serving our local community. Due to the increasing cost of living more and more families are experiencing food poverty which we are passionate about eliminating in our local community. We have a surplus food social supermarket supporting our low income and free school meals school families daily from Monday - Friday between 7am-9am and for the local community we open on a Saturday from 6.pm. We also operate throughout the school holidays on Saturday 6pm and on Thursday mornings from 10am - this will be advertised on the group Facebook page. We accept referrals from social care, children's centre's, the Healthy Families Team and the Newark Salvation Army. Our project operates from a self contained cabin at the back of the school carpark and is run by a team of volunteers overseen by the charity Trustee's. We collect surplus food that would otherwise be going to waste from local supermarkets throughout the day and in the evenings and store this in the cabin in large catering fridges and freezers to go out the following morning. Any remaining perishable food products go out to the school community at the end of the school day reducing food waste and allowing children and families to benefit from fresh produce. We also operate a Christmas meal project, last Christmas we provided food hampers to 150 local families who were in need of support to enable them to provide their family with a Christmas dinner. Our scheme is providing a valuable and essential service to reduce food waste and eliminate food poverty, it also provides volunteering opportunities.

YMCA Lincolnshire supports over 170 of the most vulnerable homeless members of our community at any time, and up to around 300 in a single year. We provide guidance, enrichment and opportunities to each individual who uses our services, and are committed to helping them achieve their potential in mind, body and spirit, and in the area of life which matter most to them. We consistently strive to improve our services, and the accommodation sites in which those spaces are delivered, so that each person we work with can feel happy, healthy and safe, throughout their journey with us. That journey will come to a close whenever the individual is ready, perhaps moving to a specialist accommodation to meet their needs, or achieving the ultimate goal of independent living. Our organisation also supports children in nursery and youth work settings, provides physical activities, supports people with education, employment and training, and delivers community engagement opportunities for older people. We are here to support those who need us, and are passionate about playing a significant role in the lives of the people who use our many services. The support of volunteers and donors is always gratefully received, and we welcome conversation with potential professional partners, future volunteers, and anyone else who wishes to engage with us. Thank you.