Sainsbury's Westhoughton

Our goal is to support families in any way we can, physically , practically, spiritually and emotionally. We have a barnabas fund in place to help those in our local communities who need assistance and we aim to help those in need primarily through this fund. We have set up the Trading Post at our Hindley Green Church . It’s situated at the Bethel on Atherton road , Hindley Green. We are open Friday from 10-11 am and give away fresh food ( fruit / veg/ baked goods) plus cupboard staples. We are also open Saturday 10-11 am for fresh food only . We are thankful to neighbourly stores ( Aldi, M&S, Lidl) for their continued support, to Slimming World, Hindley Green and Daisy Daycare for their generous donations. We feed between 30-60 families a week from the community. Our aim is to take the pressure off ordinary families and as such we do not ask for referrals , it’s a ‘whosever will may come ‘ organisation . We want families in our community to live life to the full and we help in any way we can .

The Food Hub is our warehouse where a number of projects are run than are tackling food poverty. These projects include Storehouse Foodbank, Storehouse Pantries, Local Welfare Provision, Bolton Lunches and Christmas Dinner on Jesus. Storehouse Foodbank provides emergency food parcels to individuals and families who find themselves in food poverty due to reasons such as illness, debt, benefit delays, homelessness, domestic abuse, redundancy or family breakdown. Food parcels are collected from a number of centre's known as "collection points" or delivered to people's homes on a Wednesday or Friday. Referrals are made via a broad range of support agencies that are supporting the individual or family in their wider circumstance. We understand that the provision of food alone is not a sustainable solution and so we need to be working in partnership to be more than food. Urban Outreach Support Workers also work closely with families and adults in crisis. Bolton Food Hub benefits from the generosity of over 60 schools, 80 churches and numerous local business and organisations who collect food, both at harvest time and throughout the year, many using our “Grub Tubs”. Most importantly, these donations are supplemented by collections of fresh and ambient surplus food donated by supermarkets and food-on-the-go outlets across Bolton and peripheral areas.

We are a community Centre based in Westhoughton, Bolton. We provide a food bank/social shop as well as classes, community groups, youth sessions, advice and information sessions, volunteering opportunities/training and social events at the heart of the community to help people who are experiencing poverty, housing issues, social isolation and loneliness.