ALDI COULBY NEWHAM

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise. This is more than food and is part of a supportive services platform to help people get sustained in their own individual way. With up to 94% success rate and seeing once those receiving free Looprun response bags to returning to stores as shoppers with baskets full. These are the impact stories created when all come together to do good for good. Service users are signposted to Looprun mostly from referrals including professionals in social and healthcare. Looprun provides free non perishables, perishable food, toiletries, and brand new clothing to people facing a temporary challenge. Whatever supermarkets, stores, and retailers can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. This is a response to real people in real-time. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. We believe if the food is stored then a person in need is not getting any food, hence we provide an instant response and instant impact service. Looprun has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes, soup kitchens and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with food donations. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. All are invited to become part of these sustainable stories in your local community. For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: Website: https://www.looprun-sciv.online/

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.

Streets ahead for information is a small, not-for-profit organisation, Established in 2006. We work in one of the most deprived communities in the UK. Based on the 'local high street' in the densely urbanised area of Gresham/Newport in Middlesbrough, the area is multi cultural with over 45 languages being spoken at one of the local primary school. the level of owner occupiers has drastically reduced over the past few years resulting in a large stock of low cost rented accommodation We help residents of the area navigate their way around the issues that life places in front of them. We offer a drop-in information service, English classes for people with English as a second language, a reporting centre for environmental/waste issues, ASB, hate crime and anything else that they face. we also offer a shop which redistributes unsold food stock. We provide activities to help people develop skills and to feel less isolated, this includes family tree sessions, friendship groups, up-cycling and recycling workshops. Our challenge is to run a community gala every year - this becomes more and more challenging as funding is not easy in our area as many of our residents do not have enough money to see themselves and their families thorough the week let alone supply funding for this event.