Sainsbury's Kings Heath

MAGC aims to support vulnerable members of our community via an alternative way of giving. MAGC encourages members of the community to donate money via collection tins in local shops or online rather than giving money directly to those asking for change on the street. Grants can be applied for and given to support people - furnishing their new accommodation, travel or clothing for example. We also have a part-time Neighbourhood Outreach Worker working in Moseley identifying rough sleepers, people asking for money on the streets, people with drug and alcohol issues and people at the risk of homelessness offering advice and support.

We are a group of folks who come together to support our fellow Brummies through crisis... and the crisis is far from over. Since March 2020 we have supported thousands of individuals and families across the city with: food parcels Christmas presents birthday cakes Easter eggs and even phones and laptops donated by the community. We have supported homeless and youth projects, those with no recourse to public funds or housebound, in tempory accommodation, refugees and migrants... ...all this with no questions asked because no one should have to sing for their supper! We are continuing our work in Kings Heath and beyond in solidarity with communities and neighbours. We are an open group, so if you have ideas, good energy, or just time to spare... JOIN US!!!

We help individuals and families in a deprived area of South East Birmingham through provision of food, empowerment and providing a safe place to meet and socialize. We assist people through issues such as debt and housing matters and aspects relating to deprivation. We help people to tackle issues of loneliness and isolation, lack of opportunity, poor diet and health problems. Our food bank provides food for people in crisis and links them to appropriate local services. Our Lighthouse group is an informal 'drop-in', providing hospitality, a place to chat, make friends, play games, create handicrafts and enjoy a free lunch. Our Yardley Wood Pantry is a new community food initiative (launching in October 2019) to benefit low-income households in the surrounding area. In exchange for a weekly £3.50 membership fee, a member can choose ten food items from the Pantry shop (based at Yardley Wood Baptist Church) – including a variety of groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen and refrigerated foods, as well as tinned and packet foods – that would have a retail value of around £20. The Pantry is a project that is so much more than being about food. In consultation with Pantry members and other organisations in the local community, we aim to further benefit members and the wider community by creating supporting projects around the Pantry such as: Money and Debt advice, Job Club, Community Café, Parent/toddler groups and clubs providing food and activities for children during school holidays. We aim to bring community together and encourage the talents, gifts and strengths of people in the community. Our aim is to continually listen to our local community and involve people in the community as much as possible in the running of the projects and how they function. Much of what we do revolves around food. People can help by donating money, food (tins, packets, fruit and veg) and household items to support our projects.