Sainsbury's Salford

We support members of our community who are facing multiple challenges with the vision of improving their mental health and well-being making them strong together as a community through a weekly session where we Signposts, counseling, having a group support, workshops and training sessions for health and well-being. We will kindly appreciate any support to alleviate the stress on our community members and help them build their self confidence and great social connections, encourage them to have a healthy lifestyle and be more happier. At Community Support Centre , We collect surplus food from local businesses and redistribute it to people facing food insecurity in our community, we work with shelters, food banks and community centers to ensure the food reaches those who need it most. Our goal is to reduce food waste while providing nutritious meals to individuals and families, helping to alleviate hunger and improve the overall wellbeing of those we support.

ln August 2007, ECE recieved a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of 300,000 members of the IYF (International Youth Fellowship) for our contribution to the UK branch. In September 2008, Esther Community Enterprise was awarded certificates from the Lord Mayor of Croydon, for having carried out 100 hours of volunteering activities. On the 2 June 2011, ECE was awarded with theQueens Award for Voluntary Service, MBE. This is the highest award given to voluntary groups in the United Kingdom, and as such, is equivalent in status to the MBE. This prestigious UK National Honour recognises outstanding voluntary contributions and sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, with the work of those awarded being judged to be of the highest standard. We aim to meet those who have needs in the local community by redistribution of food and other consumables donated from retailers. ECE makes a worthwhile collective response to the 3 tenets of sustainable development, namely social, economical and environmental needs. ECE forms a consortium with other charities, faith groups, projects and organisations. We have over 70 Project Co-ordinators. They manage and help to distribute the food/groceries and clothing items within the local communities across the UK, on behalf of ECE. We have sustained our social enterprise through the goodwill and hard work of over 400 drivers and countless volunteers, who contribute their time, transportation and finance to this worthy cause. Near sell by date food is collected on a daily basis from a range of supermarkets and other retailers and diverted to those that need it most ECE feeds in excess of 40,000 people per week and this is steadily on the increase as we expand across the UK

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. We want to see more people lifted out of crisis and aim for a future where none of us need to use emergency food to get by. At each of our Foodbank centres across Salford we have an advisor available to offer support and guidance including benefit checks, housing information and immigration support. Our teams of volunteers at each centre offer a warm welcome, a cup of tea and refreshments. Volunteers can also signpost visitors to other local organisations that may be able to resolve the underlying problems and empower local people to build a stable future for themselves.