ALDI NORTHAMPTON - EARL ST

Foodkind began as Revolution Zero in Northamptonshire, with an environmental mission to stop good food going to waste – and to campaign about the over-supply in our wider food system. We collect surplus food from supermarkets and share it with the community. As our network of Shop Zero and Cafe Zero projects is closed during Covid-19, we are focused on food aid. From the start of lock down, our ‘Bags of Good’ team has delivered thousands of food parcels and taken fresh produce out to charities and food banks for their work to support vulnerable and isolated people, promoting #zero hunger #zero waste. Supermarkets are often left with unsold, but perfectly edible, food. Thanks to an unmatched team of collectors, we pick up from a wide variety of stores and bring produce to our hubs to be stored in our goods area; or frozen or chilled. Other volunteers work in our network of shops (pop-up and bricks and mortar), event stalls and cafes. The chefs and waiting staff create delicious meals, tailoring menus to match our stock. We offer training and are committed to making sure volunteering adds value for our colleagues. Schools, charities and other charities also share our produce and we support new projects to get going. As a Community Interest Company we invest any profits into developing the enterprise.

We believe every person has value! We are a small but mighty not for profit rough sleeper charity. 100% of what we raise benefits those on the street. We are a street army of unpaid volunteers. It is the belief of Project 16:15, that each and every one of us, regardless of background, social status, religious beliefs, sexuality, gender, finacial status or education has equal value. We all of us matter to someone, and everyone of has experienced pain, heartache, loneliness, even fear in some form. We can spend so much time arguing policies and agendas, theology’s and principles that we miss that moment when another womans son or daughter, another childs mother or father fades away from sight. Lost to isolation and loneliness, fear and depression, ending up yet another life on the streets, where prostitution, abuse and drug dependancy can become the norm. Project 16:15 aims to demonstrate, through an absolute revolution in kindness, genuine compassion and practical examples lived out, that there is hope, that there is purpose, for everyone. We build value from other projects we do such as Northampton Homeless FC where t he rough sleepers play team raising funds for other charities (such as sports relief 2020 and the Lowdown 2019) we also with Anyas wish provide hospital admission bags and welfare supplies to Northampton General Hospital so that if a rough sleeper is admitted to hospital they have some dignity with fresh clothing, sleepwear and toiletries, before we did this often the nurses would raid their own wardrobes to provide the basics.

At Jedidiah, we believe nobody should have to choose between dignity and dinner. We are a community pantry with a big heart and an even bigger sense of welcome. We're more than a place to fill a shopping bag. We're a place to be seen. Our shelves are stocked with good, nourishing food, and our doors are open to anyone who needs them: no judgement, no awkward questions, just a friendly face and a fuller basket on the way out. We're powered by volunteers and held together by one simple belief: a strong community looks after its own. Food is about more than what's on the plate, it's comfort, connection, and the quiet reassurance that someone's got your back.