Sainsbury's Dewsbury

Wakefield Community Fridge is a volunteer-led community organisation helping people across Wakefield access food, practical support and routes into wider services, while reducing food waste by redistributing good-quality surplus food. We operate twice-weekly Community Fridge sessions from our base at Jamia Masjid Swafia in Wakefield. Our service provides a welcoming and dignified way for local people experiencing financial pressure or food insecurity to access essential food alongside surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste. Since opening in December 2025, demand has grown rapidly. We now support hundreds of visits each month and redistribute thousands of food items through supermarket collections, donations from local businesses and food purchased using grants and community funding. Our work is increasingly about more than food. We use the Community Fridge as an accessible point of contact where people can connect with specialist support. We are developing support pathways with Citizens Advice, Turning Point and Cash Wise, helping people access advice and support around finances, benefits, debt, housing, substance use and other issues affecting household stability. We are supported by a committed team of volunteers and work closely with supermarkets, food businesses, community organisations and local employers. We also welcome businesses that would like to support us through corporate volunteering, food donations or other practical assistance. The support we need most is regular donations of surplus food, including fresh produce, bakery items, ambient groceries and short-dated stock; partnerships with food manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, supermarkets, bakeries and other businesses with usable surplus; volunteers to support collections, sorting, stocking and our twice-weekly sessions; corporate volunteering and practical support from local employers; and funding or in-kind support to help us meet growing demand and strengthen the Community Fridge for the longer term. Our aim is simple: reduce food waste, make good food available to people who need it, and use that first point of contact to help people access wider support where needed.

Batley Food Bank is a registered charity. We collect food from the public and redistribute it to families in need, providing enough for the whole family, for three meals a day for one week. We work on a referral basis and now offer an advice and guidance service in partnership with Paddock Trust. If you are a resident of Batley or the surrounding areas and need to access the food bank, you can get a referral from the following organisations: - DWP or Job Coach - Sure Start centres - KNH Housing offices - Batley Comminitu Outreach - Kirklees Benefits Advice Service - School or Nursery - Support Worker - Social Worker - Addiction Services If you are usnure how to ghet help, ring us and we will will do our best to support you

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