ALDI ELLAND

Focus4Hope was founded in 2016 by a group of friends wanting to make a difference in their local area. Since then, we have grown into a prominent non-profit and pillar of the community, having had the opportunity to help thousands of local vulnerable people. We provide the region with essential services, focusing primarily on supporting local homeless, elderly, and otherwise isolated/lonely individuals. We also fundraise, and organise a variety of events, including fortnightly outreach programs in West Yorkshire. Focus4Hope was proud to become the first social supermarket in the Calderdale region in February 2023 helping the elderly, disabled and vulnerable in our community. We run this alongside Calderdale Credit Union, making sure our members save as they shop. We offer the supermarket as a community wide non-eligibility service. You register online. We run budgeting courses and financial reviews alongside this service to make sure people are getting the correct benefits and can budget their money. Helping to complete PIP forms, DLA and giving our members a bubble of support. We refer to other services in the area to help people in all aspects of their lives. We run our FOcus4SEN support group, a safe space for the SEND community to get advice and speak with other carers to help with day to day issues. Our senior day trips and afternoon teas run monthly. Taking our senior community all over Yorkshire, the days out are a life line if you live on your own. Making friends and combatting isolation and loneliness. Our community hub in the centre of Brighouse is open Monday to Friday for any crisis drop ins.

We signpost to three houses where people can stay short to mid term and have had people come through to have tenancies of their own elsewhere. We support a community cafe and food / consumables larder We can refer to partner charities for long term support We offer volunteer experience to be part of a growing community garden to learn skills, socialise and utilise the veg and herbs

The Lipstick Project UK The Lipstick Project UK is dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational trauma by providing safe, trauma-informed support to individuals and families impacted by intergenerational trauma. We aim to: Promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Support vulnerable families experiencing food poverty. Partner with and support four local soup kitchens to meet community needs.