The Co-operative Food - Bath, Widcombe Hill

Mercy in Action in the UK works alongside young homeless women and their babies by providing accommodation and ongoing support through a network of Petra Houses. In B&NES we have also run Action Pantry, a food club for families struggling with food poverty. All families are referred by professionals and attend weekly to collect their food, choose free clothing for their children and chat with support workers who can help with signposting to other organisations.

We provide compassionate care and support for people in our community with a life-limiting illness. Our focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well. We give care and support to patients and their families across a 800sq mile area, which includes Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), and parts of Wiltshire and Somerset. Our services are free of charge and provided whenever and wherever they are needed; at home, in the Hospice, or in our community. We respect the uniqueness of each patient and their family, and empower them to choose the type of care they receive. We rely on the generous support of our local community to ensure we can continue our work of providing compassionate, dignified care at a time when it matters most. For every £1 we receive from the NHS we have to raise £4. There are so many ways you can support the Hospice: you can make a regular gift to our work, sign up for one of our events, take on a sponsored challenge, leave us a gift in your Will, set up a memorial fund for a loved one and many more opportunities. If you’re thinking about raising money for us, our Fundraising Team would love to support you: 01225 721 480 Our Dorothy House Retail shops are vital in supporting the Hospice. We rely on amazing volunteers, generous donors (who give us their good quality, pre-loved goods, clothes and furniture) and our customers – all of which make a huge difference. To find your closest shop visit: dorothyhouse.org.uk We have more than 1,200 Volunteers working in over 40 roles across the Hospice. Their passion, expertise, enthusiasm and commitment keep our doors open. If you’re interested in joining our team, contact Volunteer Services: 01225 721 485 To be referred to Dorothy House you need to talk to your GP, district nurse or other healthcare professional. You can refer yourself to Dorothy House, but we will contact your GP to make sure that we are the right service for you. If you would like to discuss a referral further, please call our Clinical Coordination Centre 0345 0130 555.

We’re an anti-poverty charity and the UK’s largest community of food banks, working together to ensure no one needs a food bank to survive. Until that happens, we provide emergency food and practical support for people left without enough money to live on.​