ALDI CHESTERFIELD

Provision of services, human resources, help & advice to those in need in the local area and further afield, of any age or background. We are currently running a project called Re:Store; a community cafe and food service where anyone in the local area can come for a drink and a chat before accessing our food service. Entry to the food service costs £2, and allows people to collect short dated food, which would otherwise be wasted, and use it to feed their families. So as well as combatting food waste, we are helping families in need and providing an opportunity for them to meet up with others over a free coffee. Entry to Re:Store is open to anyone living in an S18 postcode. There is a waiting list for the food service but the cafe can be used by anyone.

Action was founded in 1977 by a group of staff from South Yorkshire Probation Service who recognised that a significant proportion of offenders have vulnerabilities and housing related needs that contribute to their offending behaviour. Our original services involved the provision of housing and support for ex-offenders in order to provide a platform for a different, more stable way of life and therefore reduce recidivism. Over the last 15 years we have developed our services and our remit to work with a variety of complex and specialist groups of vulnerable people: such as those with substance misuse, mental illness, victims of abuse and young people. In addition to helping people secure and maintain accommodation we also facilitate personal development; access to other services and opportunities; support and opportunity to find meaningful occupation and overall to help people change their lives for the better: reducing the cycle of hopelessness, risky behaviour and homelessness. Action currently operates across Mansfield, Derby, Derbyshire, Sheffield and Rotherham where we have an excellent reputation for local service delivery and a wide network of contacts across the statutory and voluntary sector. We are a progressive organisation; always seeking new ways to help vulnerable people develop their skills and opportunities to build a better future for themselves and play a more positive role in their communities. Action’s ethos is to work holistically with each individual customer. We consider their strengths and aspirations, involve them in decisions and ensure that they lead in the development of their support plans. We always aim to work in partnership with other agencies, seeking to minimise the disruption and intrusiveness of repeated interventions and information gathering, whilst ensuring customer safety. Designed to recognise the emotional journeys and enormous achievements that customers make in overcoming significant disadvantage, our motto is ‘Enabling our customers to achieve extraordinary things’. We have a number of supported accommodation sites and dispersed accommodation in addition to floating support services.

We are a membership only community project fighting food poverty in chesterfield. Before the lockdowns, we were a community café helping disadvantaged and vulnerable people get a warm, healthy meal. During the lockdown, we delivered in excess of 10,000 food parcels to frontline workers, vulnerable and shielding people and everybody else who needed our help.