Sainsbury's Essex Road Local

Mary’s is an independent local charity based at the heart of Islington on Upper Street serving the communities of Islington and London-wide. We deliver open access, inclusive youth services, co-run with young people: a provision that helps young people from all backgrounds to be better connected and better equipped with the skills and confidence to form and engage with supportive networks of friends and family, health and social services, businesses and organisations. At present about 75% of the young people who become members of the youth club are eligible for free school meals. We stay open 50 weeks of the year and provide a weekly Friday night dinner as well as snacks at each of our activities throughout the week. We also provide the food for our day trips and camping holidays.

- Provides support for men 18 and above - Provides temporary accommodation and rehabilitation for the men that stay with us - Provide rehabilitative activities

The Mildmay community Centre is committed to serving the needs of the local community through engagement, participation and partnerships. We are based in London in the borough of Islington. We provide many activities and projects that support those experiencing isolation and poverty as well as working in partnership with local social enterprises and charitable organisations . We are currently striving to set up new projects that our community are asking for : such as a gardening growers project, a food bank, a stay and play and community cafe. Like all charities we are always on the look out for help, donations, volunteers and funding for projects. Due to the Covid 19 crisis we were closed to the public, but continued serving our community hot cooked vegan meals on a Thursday and supermarket food surplus on a Friday. Our volunteers deliver food to the door for the most vulnerable in our community. All donations are gratefully received. We are now re open for our local community to come back and get involved in our various services which include continuation of our food and hygiene bank and co op, After school club, community gardening club, coffee and crafts morning, Golden oldies bingo club, community kitchen and various other projects and services which support our local community. We are particularly focussed on the more vulnerable and isolated people in our community and those experiencing poverty and deprivation.