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Kitchen Social is a grassroots charitable organisation located on The Ilse of Thanet 1 in 4 children is affected by poverty and it is reported that life expectancy is 11 years less than other areas of the UK. Kitchen Social provides access to food to households on low income and affected by health inequalities. Kitchen Social works alongside these households for 6 months to teach cooking, meal planning, sourcing affordable good quality food, saving etc to boost confidence as well as mental & physical health. Education is our tool to lift households out of poverty. Service users are referred from Social Services, Gp practices and other trusted charities eg Oasis Domestic Violence. We undertake an initial and ongoing assessment & feedback from our users. We run four programmes for vulnerable households or those with no or a low income. We also tackle isolation & loneliness through community events. The four programmes are: the free food academy: sugar n spice kids club: surplus food hall: kitchen therapy for 50+. We provide access to good quality free or low cost food, we deliver cookery & life skill lessons for adults & children. There is no charge for our members. Since 2020 we have delivered ingredients to make over 45,000 meals and supported 75 families.

An Independent Foodbank CIC helping those in need in Margate and Surrounding area Now a Community Interest Company Our company registration number 12774493 We now Have Three Community Shop in Thanet MIcommunity Shop 9 The High Street Margate CT9 1DL Micommunity Shops 92-94 Ramsgate Road Margate CT9 5RY MiCommunity Shops 10 Station Road Broadstairs CT7 9DQ All open Monday to Saturday from 10am till 3pm www.mifoodbank.org

Every day, people go hungry in the UK for all kinds of reasons, from changes and delays in the benefits system to redundancy to receiving an unexpectedly large bill for a major repair. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with foodbanks helping prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems. Deal Foodbank relies on the support of local people, businesses and communities to help alleviate poverty and hunger in our community. Food donations Non-perishable in-date food is donated by the public at places across the local community, such as schools,churches and businesses, as well as supermarket collection points. It is then sorted and packed into boxes by volunteers, ready to be given to people in need. Food vouchers Care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, schools and social workers identify people in crisis and issue them with a foodbank voucher. They can exchange this voucher for a foodbank parcel of three days’ nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food. The help we give… Our foodbanks offers a lot more than food. Our volunteers offer a listening ear to clients over a warm drink, and signpost people to other charities and agencies who can help resolve the underlying cause of the crisis. There are many ways to help The Trussell Trust as a volunteer from helping at collection points, to stock-taking and audits, to helping us refurbish our premises. We can continue supporting people in crisis thanks to passionate people giving their time to help their hungry neighbours. Please get involved by following our project page and share this project with your friends and followers using the social icons on this page. Click the volunteering tab above to see our upcoming volunteer events and sign up to help us tackle food poverty together.