Sainsbury's Peterlee Local

Horden Youth and Community Centre is a bustling and vibrant building in a former East Durham mining village. We are a non-profit charity organisation that brings local people together with a diverse range of social activities, training courses and clubs. Our fundamental purpose is "serving the community", and last year over 4,500 people benefited from our various amenities. We welcome all members of our community without discrimination: from 2 to 92 years of age, we offer everyone a place to learn, relax and socialise.

East Durham Trust is a registered Charity operating in one of the UK’s most deprived communities, the general area covers a population of just under 100,000 which is primarily made up of former mining communities. The Trust is constitutionally charged with supporting people who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Currently, this is achieved through a range of projects and services which include crisis interventions designed to deal with immediate challenges as well as preventative services and those dealing with the wider determinants of deprivation. In the first instance, the frontline crisis interventions include: - A foodbank; providing emergency food parcels to individuals and families facing crisis. - A healthy takeaway service, providing delicious hot meals delivered to the door of local people struggling financially - Benefit support; including appeals against sanctions and PIP claims. The demand on this services has grown exponentially in recent years since the roll out of universal credit. - Debt advice ranging from budgeting support to helping clients to secure a Debt Relief Order. Examples of projects and services of a preventative nature or those designed to support people on the journey out of disadvantage include: - An arts engagement project; which includes young people staging events in local community venues which improves social engagement and builds confidence. - Social inclusion activity, helping vulnerable people to reconnect with their community post covid - Family activities with food, providing local people, including those who access free school meals, with regular positive activities. - Telephone befriending service, with volunteers calling isolated residents up to three times a week for a chat - Emotional resilience training, helping local people to develop coping techniques to support improved mental wellbeing - Covid-19 resilience support, supporting those most adversely affected by Covid-19 including those affected by bereavement, long Covid and isolation. - Employability, providing help with C.V's, job search and training

We are looking for surplus donations to support our community pantry. The pantry is open to the general public to attend and collect items for free and is used to bridge the gap on the wait for receiving external food parcels from other services.