ALDI BIRKENHEAD

Working as a non-profit social enterprise, our primary aim is to deliver well-being and resilience building workshops and parenting courses for families and young people, along with career and employability guidance; supporting the development of the necessary transferable skills to secure future employment. We empower individuals to build their foundations for the future. ​ We take a holistic approach to employability and careers through the inclusion of well-being and resilience; making this an integral part of education and life experience. ​ We aim to: Build confidence, well-being and resilience in young people and parents through participation in workshops and courses Work to promote employability and enterprise skills in young people and families, particularly from vulnerable groups within our society Encourage peer learning and mentoring, participation and engagement in community volunteering Promote interests and activities to develop well-being and social networking

Neo Community cafe is working hard to save a centre in the heart of the Beaconsfield community Rockferry delivering services for over two decades. The Beaconsfield Community House has been opening its doors for a kids youth club and community bingo for residents for the last 15 years. Neo delivers an action-packed programme of activities including arts, craft, games, cookery and fundays, as well as providing healthy and nutritious breakfast and lunches to children and adults. During the school holidays we aim to use 90% surplus/donated food, with most of our creations packed full of fruit and vegetables to ensure children get their five a day. At Beaconsfield Neo is in the process of setting up, a community clothes swap that will enable families to access clothes (secondhand or new) for both adults and children as suitable clothing can be out of reach to many on a restricted or low income. Our community food bank offers crisis support to people who might have reached their quota with their foodbank and still find themselves in hardship. The cafe runs on a 'Pay As You Feel' basis, offering meals which can be paid for in a number of ways, including money or volunteer time. There are also plans to introduce a number of workshops and feel-good programmes once the centre is back in full swing.

We formed in 2019 as a community shop and hub in the heart of Birkenhead, to enable the community to become more resilient by having a pay as you feel shop with many opportunities to get involved. Now we have a second grant funded premises which is now open 6 days a week running activities delivered for the community by the community.