ALDI LEEK

I have recently opened a Community Fridge which I run from my house. It is a new shed that contains a fridge, freezer and shelving so we can store foods correctly that can be used by the local people in our village and surrounding areas. I work closely with other local businesses in the village too. All the services I provide are free. Before Christmas my children and a couple of volunteers made up food boxes and delivered these to around 50 houses in our local village which everyone appreciated. We have around 100-150 people drop by each week that take the food, and certainly a demand for it in our area. We have a parish magazine that I was mentioned in last month and this next month now my shed is fully open(we’ve had a new tarmac drive) so had to just adjust and work round this!) they have written a piece about me to go in Aprils edition. Here are some photos attached of the shed and my little boy helping me in his wheel chair deliver the food boxes before Xmas. Also a photo of me with all the potatoes we saved from sainsburys before Xmas when the other charities were closed so they asked me if I could take them. Another photo attached of inside my shed with the fridge and freezer and the shelving - currently empty but will be full of bread later!

Established in 1989, Honeycomb Charitable Services Ltd is a registered charity that is Breaking barriers, Building people, and Bettering homes.’ Whether it's helping to make homelessness history through our brand ‘Concrete’ or ending domestic abuse through our brand ‘Glow’, we’re vital in making a difference to the lives of children, young people, adults and families across Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas. We’re often connecting with people at difficult times in their lives providing a range of advice, accommodation and support for those affected by or perpetrating domestic abuse and people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Many of those we support also have additional needs that arise from mental ill-health, substance misuse, offending behaviour or their refugee status and their lives are often further complicated by issues such as low confidence, a lack of practical skills for life, social isolation and, debt and poverty. Glow; ‘the heart of change for safe, healthy relationships’ is our specialist domestic abuse brand, leading change by tackling the issue of domestic abuse from all angles. To end domestic abuse we support and address the needs of those affected by domestic abuse; we empower survivors to overcome their past toward more confident futures; and we work to end domestic abuse at the source by educating the community and working with those responsible for abuse to end and change the cycle of their behaviours. #FindtheGlow Concrete; ‘making homelessness history’, is our specialist homelessness and complex needs services brand which, through a community-led approach, is helping those without a plan, without a voice and without a home build concrete futures by tackling the underlying issues that keep them from finding and securing a home of their own. We’re making concrete changes to make safe, secure housing a right, not a privilege. #ConcreteFutures

- The prevention or relief of poverty - Other charities or voluntary bodies - The general public/mankind - Other charitable activities We provide emergency food parcels to anyone in need in Leek and the surrounding area. We also have our own in-house Citizens Advice service to support clients with the issues which lead them to need to use a foodbank. Clients can be referred to us by a wide variety of referral agents, or can self refer. We can then work with them and our CA advisor to identify their needs above and beyond a food parcel. Our services are completely free of charge to all of our clients.