ALDI WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA

The One Love Project is a small charity offering non-referral food and support to the community of Southend and the surrounding areas. We offer support to those most vulnerable within our community, including those experiencing homelessness, food and fuel poverty and loneliness. Everyone who walks through our door is welcomed to our little village, built of shipping containers, on a building site! We have worked hard to ensure we offer a safe, non-judgemental and trauma informed space, which has allowed the team to build trust with our guests, to act as a bridge between service user and statutory services. The aim being to help them access the right support, quickly and effectively, as well as preventing any service users from feeling like they aren’t being heard. The One Love Project is often described as a community by our guests, volunteers and partners. We run on donations of food and money from the local community, fundraising and grant applications. We are not a commissioned service. In 2024, we provided over 25,000 meals/food for meals and support. We run three evening services where we provide fresh food, a hot meal and dessert, clothing, showers and access to vital services such as mental health support, dentist, physical health support, drug and alcohol services, sexual health support, haircuts and chiropodist etc. One of these services is for women only. Wellbeing Wednesday where guests co-produced the session to include arts, crafts, gardening and cultural visits. This session is to increase self confidence and self-worth, friendships and community and have fun. We also run two foodbanks for individuals and families. Here, guests get access to fresh food, non-perishables and toiletries, homeware and clothing. We put on activities for children in the school holidays so they don't feel like they are at a food bank and we provide school uniform for free. We are working on establishing the only non-referral evening foodbank for working families and students. info@theoneloveproject.co.uk

Following the tragic death of Julie Taylors Grandson Liam, his Legacy was born. Julie Taylor does as much as possible to honour Liams life by doing everything she and her family can to stop the awful waste of life to knife crime and the grief it leaves behind. Expanding the Legacy is like a military operation and so Julie desperately needs more soldiers to help her fight this battle and to support local communities safety and needs. Food donations from local supermarkets are distributed locally in Westcliff on Sea to 'Off The Streets' homeles charity, 'Harp' and local care homes such as Crowstone House.

We help vulnerable people in the community with early recovery from addictions. These clients need help with practical items such as food, toiletries, clothes and housing. We also hold a women's only service for women with complex mental health.. They can come in and get some food, clothes or any other necessities of life.