B&Q Acton

We operate from the Hanwell SDA Church community ministries department. On Sundays we provide our homeless person and other vulnerable members of the community grab and go bags with food items. We are also on Ealing Councils "Where to eat" list. Our overarching aim is love for God and our fellow men and to give glory to him. Covid19 Update Unfortunately due to the pandemic we are not currently having any sit down meals. We still hand out grab and go bags to the vulnerable who are able to come but equally we are able to drop bags off. All our volunteers wear the appropriate PPE and we requests that our guests also wear masks.

Established in 2010, Cultivate London is a west London-based social enterprise that employs horticultural activities to: support local people into sustained employment or education; to improve the well-being of our community members; and to improve the physical environment & social cohesion of local communities. We deliver impact for local young people & residents. We operate a Gardening Services social enterprise, comprising the following activities: 1. Commercial Gardening Services: offering gardening services to corporate clients, property developers & local authorities in London. Income generated through our commercial activities is ploughed back into supporting our charitable work. 2. Community Gardening: we have created – and currently manage – 7 community growing spaces in West & South London. In 2015 CL worked with local volunteers to develop our flagship community kitchen garden – Salopian Garden – on a formerly derelict site in Isleworth. The site is now a tranquil & beautiful oasis of green in the heart of Hounslow. We work with a range of community partners to deliver a variety of workshops here. We have three main objectives: 1) to act as a resource for local people by providing work-based training & activities 2) to advance the education of the public in horticulture, local food production & sustainable living practices 3) to improve the physical environment & cohesion of communities & area in London In recognition of our efforts, we were named the 2012 Observer Food Monthly’s “Producer of the Year” and received the 2013 Hounslow Business Award for “Best Business for Apprenticeships and Employment for Young People”. We were also “Highly Commended” in the same category at the 2014 London Business Awards. Further, we have been featured in a number of local and national papers including the Metro, the Sunday Telegraph, and were recently highlighted in a report by Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming, called Future Farmers.

Ansar Youth Project (AYP) is an exciting and innovative youth organisation which specialises in targeting young people from a diverse range of disadvantaged and marginalised communities in Brent and neighbouring boroughs. We are a pioneering organisation providing faith and culturally sensitive youth-work in our local communities. Our mission is to engage as many young people between the age of 11 and 17 in our specialised Youth Programme’s. We are completely young person led and removes all participation barriers. If we had to stop our services due to lack of support, over 1000 young people would no longer have access to youth services due to participation barriers. Over the past few years, AYP has been able to engage with over 2500 young people in North West London and are seeking to continue growing into wider parts of London. Ansar Youth Project for the last 10 years has successfully run the following projects engaging over 1,000 young people per annum. • Daily youth clubs with developmental workshops • Monthly Employment programmes • Run accredited workshops for young people • Enterprise Programmes • Peer Mentoring Programmes • Provide over 500 volunteer opportunities for young people a year • Provide teamwork and leadership opportunities for over 150 young people per year • Multi-sports sessions • IT/gaming club • Homework club/tutoring sessions • Day and Residential trips • Employment programmes The programme is run by a team of the young people from the management committee, the youth programme manage and youth workers/mentors. They have been successfully running the daily youth programmes from the centre engaging over 50-100 young people per week with over 1,000 young people engaged per annum. Many of the young people who currently attend our programmes come from disadvantaged backgrounds and need support overcoming issues they face. The young people who currently attend include: ● Young people in care ● Young people who have been abused ● Young people with autism, ADHD, learning difficulties and mental health issues ● Young people who self-harm ● Young people who are from low income backgrounds ● Young people who are being bullied ● Young people who are LGBT ● Young people from single parent homes ● Young people who are NEET ● Young offenders ● Young refugees ● Single Parents ● Young Carers