ALDI BRIERLEY HILL

For the past eleven (11) years, we have been helping the homeless and rough sleepers, the poor and needy, those with severe debt problems, those leaving hostels and rehab centres, those with health problems, the socially isolated, those fleeing domestic violence, those having severe depression, the underprivileged and disadvantaged, and all those within our reach whose lives are a struggle due to the hardship that they face daily. As part of our core values, we are committed to improving the quality of life of people irrespective of religion, race, gender, age and sexual orientation. We have been experiencing a significant increase in the number of our service users; individuals and families facing severe hardship and deprivation. We have been providing them with fresh food items, fruits, groceries, frozen food and toiletries. For the elderly, we prepared, package and deliver food items, meals and other essential items to their doorstep. Our service users continue to receive from our clothes bank facility; clothing for their families and school uniform for their children of primary school age. For the homeless we provide warm clothing, warm food and meals, sleeping bags including advisory services helping them get an accommodation. We have been on the frontline for eleven years now, helping to tackle severe deprivation and hardship in our local community. As at December 2025, we have supported over 13,550 people. With 48% over the age of 65. In addition, in the year 2025, we prevented 21 households from being made homeless, totalling 84 people. The percentage of people supported; Female 59%, Male 31%. Please visit our website (www.givinghandsmission.org.uk) for testimonials, email extracts and photos taken evidencing the need for the project.

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise. This is more than food and is part of a supportive services platform to help people get sustained in their own individual way. With up to 94% success rate and seeing once those receiving free Looprun response bags to returning to stores as shoppers with baskets full. These are the impact stories created when all come together to do good for good. Service users are signposted to Looprun mostly from referrals including professionals in social and healthcare. Looprun provides free non perishables, perishable food, toiletries, and brand new clothing to people facing a temporary challenge. Whatever supermarkets, stores, and retailers can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. This is a response to real people in real-time. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. We believe if the food is stored then a person in need is not getting any food, hence we provide an instant response and instant impact service. Looprun has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes, soup kitchens and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with food donations. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. All are invited to become part of these sustainable stories in your local community. For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: Website: https://www.looprun-sciv.online/

The church which supports different people from the community who attend various events that take place at the church Every Saturday morning we have a dance group named Outset who engage around 20 students in dance. They are transported to and from the Church and collected by their parents. At the end of their session any surplus food that was available that had been collected from Aldi was made available. We also have a dominoes group that meets once a month - Surplus is available for this group too There is also Saturday Soup club at the end of each month which is well supported by the community and church members. Any surplus food that we have had has been offered to them also. On a Sunday we offer the congregation surplus food ad ay visitors that come to the church. There have been times when people will come into the church who are hungry and they will also be offered surplus food. There is no charge for any of these services and we have discussions and informal chats with them to gain a better understanding of what support they will require. and if necessary pinpoint them in the right direction where they can get additional support. During the pandemic we gave out food parcels to the elderly and other people in the comm