Sainsbury's South Woodford

ICSS is a small, grassroots, 100% volunteer-run registered charity operating since 2004. We are a passionate group of volunteers helping children from vulnerable groups, such as refugees and children affected by domestic violence in East London, achieve their full potential through education, and in time, they can understand the value of giving back to society. We also operate a food bank serving referred families, providing food and other essentials.

Who We Are: KindWellCom is dedicated to nurturing health and well-being, fostering social inclusion, and bringing people together through compassionate, community-led initiatives. Our Mission: To create safe, supportive spaces where individuals can connect, build resilience, and access holistic wellness resources—because kindness and well-being belong to everyone. 🤝 Join the Movement: Whether you're seeking support, food, looking to volunteer, or wanting to partner with us, welcome to our community family! 📍 Based in the UK | Working together for kindness and wellbeing in the community. A healthier, kinder tomorrow. What we need: Food Donations: surplus food and donations to run weekly Food Share program, serving over 700 people weekly. Cans, meat, fresh produce, fruit, and vegetables are especially needed. Volunteers: people to collect surplus food from local suppliers to help set up, sort donations, and serve during their Sunday events. Community Sharing: spreading the word helps reach more vulnerable families, sharing skills by volunteering in projects supporting families and helping to fundraise or secure extra resources during high-need periods.

The Leytonstone Community Fridge is a Transition Leytonstone project, working in partnership with The Community Fridge Network. We are working to reduce food waste at a local level by collecting food donations from charities, food businesses and individuals, making the food available to the public without discrimination, The Fridge, which is situated outside the Leytonstone Methodist Church, is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 12 noon until the food runs out. It gets very busy, especially during the first half hour, and is manned entirely by volunteers. We need a steady stream of new stall volunteers and driver volunteers, as people do have other things in their lives! That said, we are a happy community of food waste warriors, who love nothing better than saving food from landfill and composting. A very recent 3-monthly audit shows that we saved two and a half tonnes from landfill between February and April 2019. We are currently fundraising for solar panels to power our 2nd backup fridge and a freezer in our food storage garage.