Sainsbury's Wilmslow

We are a Christian charity, working to prevent poverty and relieve its consequences in the WA16 and SK9 postcode areas of Cheshire East. We do this by offering two Food Banks, one in Knutsford and one in Handforth, as well as an affordable Pantry. We are so grateful for donations of non perishable food from local individual people, churches, organisations, businesses and supermarkets so that we can provide emergency food parcels to relieve immediate and urgent need. These donations also provide stock for our affordable Pantry which promotes dignity choice and hope for people who are struggling to make ends meet. The Pantry allows people to pay a membership fee of £6 every time they attend the Pantry and they can choose fresh, frozen, fridge and ambient food which is often worth up to £25. We work with local referral agencies including social prescribers, mental health workers and schools to ensure that the people who are in greatest need are referred to our services. We also work in partnership with Your Local Pantry who have set up over 120 Pantries across England and we are their first Pantry in Cheshire East. Our partnership working extends to the national charity Christians Against Poverty which facilitates us offering a wrap around service for individuals - helping them out of debt, equipping them via the Money course, Life Skills and Job Club (all free of charge). Rather than just being a sticking plaster of offering food, we want to support people to change their circumstances. In addition we run drop in Hope Centres where people can meet to share a meal and spend time in a caring and supportive environment, reducing social isolation. The food and drinks we offer here are all free of charge. We long to see people live independently and free from poverty and with the hope that is found in the Christian faith. We rely on a supply of non perishable and perishable food, groceries and personal items for those in immediate need of support.

For public benefit, the prevention or relief of food poverty of people living in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, by operating a community grocery, providing surplus food from supermarkets to individuals and families, to relieve their needs and prevent hunger. Membership of Fare Shop is open to individuals and families in receipt of any state benefit/s. Membership costs £2 per year and entitles members to shop once per week. There is free choice of goods (basic groceries and toiletries) on open shelves and items are priced individually and are low cost. Fare Shop offers healthy and nutritious food. Generous portions of fruit and vegetables are free of charge and highly sought after by customers. On average, members spend £5.25 per shop, purchasing some 28 types of goods whose retail price is approximately £40. Fare Shop purchases some of its goods from the charitable wholesalers FareShare and In Kind Direct. In addition to these, the connections of Fare Shop to supermarkets via Neighbourly are central for its successful operation. Supermarket surplus and customer donations are a key component of Fare Shop's stock. In total, Fare Shop supplies its customers with some 30 tonnes of goods each year. The impact of the surplus food donations is immense. The recent Feeding Britain's customer survey revealed that 92% of our members worry about not having enough food to feed themselves and their families, every week. Many of our members repeatedly express their gratitude for the services of Fare Shop. "If it wasn't for Fare Shop, I wouldn't be able to eat on three days every week." "It means everything to me to be able to have fruit and vegetables which I would be unable to get otherwise."

We support the local community and the BAME community. One of the core purposes of our group is Foodbank (to alleviate hunger) and Mental Health support. We offer collection and delivery of food parcels. Collection day is mainly on Sundays 2pm and some other specific days as announced to our service users. We also deliver food parcels to the elderly and vulnerable (disabled) or sick. Our members deliver the parcels and sometimes we use a company called Connect Care for delivery. The type of food we provide are non-perishable food, fruits and vegetable, bread, and milk. We currently feed people from various backgrounds, (with focus on the BAME community) and social/economic statuses. In the past, we have managed to meet these needs with donations from people and contributions from our service users. However, in the last months, we have seen demands soaring. Our project operates from our local premises in Timperley (Broomwood Community Centre, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7JF. In addition to food bank, we provide other services to individual, families and community, ranging from financial education, mental health support, dealing with loneliness, immigration talks, community bridging etc. We promote stronger families and community relationships. We organise parenting classes, children & youth activities, family/Community Fun Days, counselling sessions, immigration talks & support and spiritual support and space for people across Manchester. Manifest Church transforms lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We provide financial education, support and information to people in debt. We organise seminars, classes and one-to-one coaching to help families, youth and young adult deal with financial matters. We work with partners like Christians Against Poverty (CAP) – for financial situation and advice, Blusci- Mental Health, Gforce for youth and community events etc Through our various activities, we are able to identify people in need and direct support as appropriate. Our food bank has flourished through this, making sure that we direct resources appropriately. Foodbank is completely free and at no charge to all our service users. We do not currently collect surplus food from any retailer. Many of our service users are from the BAME community, some of which are refugees, undocumented immigrants, people that have suffered domestic violence, single mothers etc Therefore we are reluctant to take or post pictures on social media. However, going forward we'll consider taking evidential pictures and even post some vetted pictures on social medial Our past sponsorship came from National Lottery for a 6 months project to reach the BAME community. Pictures of that project are attached. Our foodbank supplied and distributed to vulnerable people, people shielding because of pre-existing conditions, undocumented migrants, and refugees who can’t access help or