Sainsbury's Durham Newcastle Rd Local

I am a support worker for Changing Lives and we house 51 males who are homeless, have money issues, substance misuse issues, and housing issues. We support these men daily and our aim is to move them on in to their own property. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We also believe that, given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better. By focusing on someone’s strengths, potential and opportunities, we help around 14,000 people overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives each year.

We are a group of friendly volunteers in Great Lumley that provide food hampers to local residents to get them through a few days if they are struggling to make ends meet, isolating or in need of help. We also have a Community Table and Community Fridge where local people can pop in and take donations from local shops and businesses that would otherwise go to landfill. Everything we do is free of charge or on a pay-as-you-feel basis. Any donations we do receive are used to buy stock items for our hampers. We run out of Great Lumley Methodist Church alongside Heaven's Kitchen which provides a lunch project where we provide home-cooked, three course lunches each Tuesday - also on a pay-as-you-feel basis. During the recent lockdown we provided over 9000 meals to the elderly and vulnerable in the community. We are always happy to receive donations of any kind and will ensure that it is distributed to help our community.

The Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust is a County Durham based non-profit charity aimed at providing help and support to adults and children who have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis or bereavement. We provide free bespoke help and support which includes such things as counselling, patient transport, support groups, holistic therapies, hair loss services, food surplus and trades to name a few Please support our amazing cause and follow our story.