Sainsbury's Portobello Rd Local

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide 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 Trussell, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

The Dalgarno food bank is a weekly food distribution service providing both perishable and non-perishable foods for the local community. The service is free, but clients are asked to make a small donation for what they receive. Every small amount contributes to the successful running of the service. The food bank is for anyone who may be unemployed, receiving low income, or are struggling to cope with household bills. However, people need not restrict themselves to these reasons to use the food bank. If you would like to give food or any other donations to our food bank - donations are always well received and appreciated. Key details about the service are as follow: Tickets are given out in the reception area of the centre from 10am. The food bank distribution starts at 2pm. To keep the service Covid secure, food bank users do not enter the building, but volunteers bag up the food they have requested. Most people leave the food bank with two full plastic bags. Days/Time: Thursday (10 am for tickets ) Food bank distribution 2pm-3pm

MCWG is a thriving charity organised by local people for the local people, a community-based charity providing a grass-root service for each individual household since 1995. We work closely with disadvantaged young people and families from a variety of backgrounds aged between 5-60 years old. Our work caters for those who are living and working in one of the most deprived areas in London. Many of our beneficiaries are from low-income families, single parent who struggle to access mainstream services and educational support. Isolation, loneliness, mental health, DV, financial constraints and lack of physical activity are some of the issues we deal with. We work with young people to build their self-esteem and sense of achievement and provide a safe and supportive environment to keep them away from risk of engaging in criminality, drugs and anti-social behaviour. We support most vulnerable women those who require advice with training; courses; Job search, volunteering, digital literacy, and empower them through educational workshops around managing money, welfare, mental resilience and help them access to services available, days out, sports and fitness activities. The aim is to help them build resilience, empower them with life skills and be the best of themselves. The project is to help young people with cost of living through food support (food parcels that contains essentials), educational workshops and skills training. The need was identified during our weekly youth clubs for boys and girls. Our young people are from families facing challenges including: domestic violence, divorce and separation, mental health concerns, low income, those diagnosed with ADHD and autism, poor housing, anxiety, depression and isolation. These challenges have been exacerbated by the recent pandemic, lockdowns and cost of living crisis. Many of our beneficiaries are at a higher risk of engaging in criminality, drug abuse and anti-social behaviour. Our aim is to keep them safe and help them to cope with the ordinary and extraordinary challenges in life, recognise their strengths and develop their internal resources enabling them to respond more constructively and confidently to difficulties, reduce their stigma about food and improve knowledge of access to services available in the community such as grants available to help with transport, school uniforms. The need has been identified during the weekly youth clubs by service users as well as by parents during the coffee mornings. The charity is planning to distribute food parcels weekly and in parallel provides bi-weekly workshops/ trainings. The workshops and skills training will be around financial and health literacy, stress management, mental resilience, confidence and self-esteem, basic employment skills as well as boosting parents' skills to become agents of their own changes