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Sufra is a charity in North West London that prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community. With the help of our volunteers and partners, we coordinate a network of food banks, kitchens, a community shop and café. These act as a gateway for guests to access more holistic support – including welfare advice, asylum support and our award-winning community garden. We aim to work with our guests to find solutions to their challenges together, whilst campaigning against the causes of hunger and poverty.

With the levels of unemployment, along with the number of low-paid employees living in Brent, many residents find themselves at a crisis point. They are unable to feed their families and provide for life’s basic needs. There may, however, be many other challenges within the family, which may contribute to the family crisis. It is bearing this in mind that the Centre of Help and Hope was conceived. The Centre provides the following services: Food bank Clothing hub Befriending service Gardening services Counselling services Light domestic help Vocational skills Intentional parenting courses

Burnt Oak Community Food Bank supports local residents enduring financial hardship that results in food insecurity. Initially set up as a pilot scheme in March 2021 by the founder Deepa Chauhan the food bank has exceeded all expectations and to date over 100,000 people have benefited from the the food bank. Burnt Oak Community Food Bank is situated in an area with one of the highest levels of deprivation and is accessed by local residents, the elderly, young families, single parents, refugees & asylum seekers who have limited funds and are struggling financially. The food bank has run primarily through private funding and adhoc donations, the demand for our services has exceeded all expectations and we are in need of support of food donations to distribute at the food bank. We have a group of dedicated volunteers who are able to pick up collections in various stores across Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware and surrounding areas.