ALDI BRADFORD - CLAYTON RD

Principal activities are: youth clubs (6-19 years) and work with disadvantaged young people befriending scheme and social activities for older people work clubs to address unemployment in the community provision of emergency food parcel community charity shopSocial Supermarket- a cheap place for people to do their food shop Community Shop- we sell clothes, furniture, white goods and much more! Older Peoples Lunch Club & Services- we serve them a 3 course meal and give them a range of activities to do in the company of others. Befriending Services- we give them a regular call to catch up and help loneliness Coats 4 Community- we give our free coats in the winter months to help families One Stop Support Shop- we work with Incommunities, West Yorkshire Police and Beacon Recovery and run a drop in session where local residents can pay us a visit and let us know any concerns they may have. Training Courses- we offer various training courses for the public (i.e First Aid) Youth Club- we run a young persons outreach session twice a week after school times

Bradford New Church Community Project originally set up during covid to help the most vulnerable have access to food. Our main aim is to reduce waste going to landfill unnecessarily, making sure those who are hungry are fed and warm whilst we are open, along with offering local people support with isolation, mental health and poverty Available daily is surplus foods, donated clothes, toys, household items, in all cases it’s suggested a donation of 10/20p item or £2/£3 per bag (in a pay as you feel manner) from a bunch of flowers to prams, toys to kettles, microwaves, shoes, coats, wellies etc if it’s in good condition we encourage regift, reuse and upcycle, helping people feel like they are contributing at an affordable amount rather than living on handouts We try promote there is a suggested amount even though it’s very low, we are then able to say it’s donation or free for those who cannot afford it but need it, in turn it limits people taking large amounts not needed, people can also donate more if they choose to and can afford it Volunteers (24 volunteers speaking 8 different languages help on various days) collect from stores at varying times using thermo/cardboard boxes dependant on types of foods given, within an hour all foods sorted into fridges, chest freezer or cupboards dependent on their types/labels, all foods are given out daily, inedible foods are cut up and composted, leftover foods are collected daily by a local farm given as chicken/pig feeds Available daily is, free drinks/toast/cereal/make their own meal using kettle, toaster, microwave or toastie maker provided, all people are welcome to sit/chat for as long as we are open each day no drink or food limits if it’s needed, they can have it Running at present free is Benefit Advice, Family Early Help, Evening Community Meal, Gardening club, Home Ed, BSL signing, Adult craft, Christmas Day dinner, Monthly day trips, Try The Train, Cook n Eat, Playgroup, Toy Appeal Partnership links offering weekly support - MIND, CFT Trust, CAB, Baby Bank, School uniform bank, Foodbank, local schools, Council, Skills House The surplus foods is a link into support, we are not a shop, we are a community group offering a whole host of support to help people feel part of society, offering volunteering/groups to lift people’s wellbeing, letting them show support whichever they can give it, in time; ideas; or money, any is enough There are around 500-700 people attending each month for their own reasons, this has become a valued life line for many people locally, mostly advertised by word of mouth All monies raised go towards costs of running fridges, freezers, heating, tea, coffee, sugar, bread, milk, volunteer travel costs All this starts from being able to offer surplus foods, giving people a reason to build the courage to walk through the door for the first time, leading to making friendships, creating community links, knowing support is available, in a safe, warm and non-judgemental environment

We are a non-profit, totally volunteer-run organisation. We are bunch of professional people that spend our time outside of our normally working lives supporting the homeless and less fortunate communities. We support people sleeping rough, people in homeless shelters, individuals recently housed, and underprivileged children with parents with low or income in Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield. We have a outreach in Leeds every Sunday night and we can provide between 100-120 hot meals. Through Homeless Hampers our Bradford rough sleepers are fed three nights at week. We currently supporting eight shelters in Yorkshire. We have the gift of caring. Our moro is ITS NICE TO BE NICE 💛