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Jaywick Community Resource Centre is based in Brooklands in Jaywick, Essex. The Centre is home to many community groups helping support a wide variety of people. We also hold a weekly lunch club supporting some of our vulnerable and elderly local residents in reducing their social isolation. There are also various halls and rooms for hire for local events/groups.

The foodbank is operated under the umbrella of The Trussell Trust. Non perishable food is donated by members of the public, schools, supermarkets and local businesses. Volunteers then sort and check the food items. Clients are referred to the service by agencies such as Citizens Advice, Social Services,Job Centre etc. Clients attend a foodbank session and present their voucher. Whilst their food parcel is being prepared volunteers sit alongside the client and offer support where necessary or just a listening ear. We very much want to make the client feel comfortable and welcome during what is normally a difficult time for them.

FoodCycle is a national charity that builds communities through the power of good food. FoodCycle is based upon the simple idea that waste and poverty should not co-exist and that something powerful can be achieved by cooking and eating together. Every week, volunteers across the country reclaim surplus food destined for the bin. This food is instead cooked into healthy, tasty three-course community meals for vulnerable people.