Sainsbury's Carlisle Stanwix Local

We are a small catholic school on the outskirts of Carlisle serving the community of Botcherby and the wider area. We would very much like to help our parents, carers and members of the community to come together to have meals or take food packages home during this time of food crisis. Many of our families regularly use the local food bank and in addition to that we make up food parcels for families over the school holidays.

Carlisle Foodbank exists to provide emergency food parcels to vulnerable and disadvantaged people. We receive donations of tinned, dried, packet and long life food from a diverse range of sources, including supermarkets, churches, schools, banks, and community groups. Our volunteers use this to make up food parcels and give them to people who are referred to us by 40 agencies across the city. We are trying to source and use more food that would otherwise be wasted, and make our food parcels more nutritionally balanced.

Carlisle Youth Zone is a Youth Club open to any young person between the ages of 7-18 (or 25 if they have an additional need) and provide both universal and targeted Youth Provision. Our aim is to provide 'A safe and fun place of opportunity and challenge where the potential of Young People is fulfilled.' Universal youth provision takes place within our Youth Club sessions and targeted work takes place through our mentoring project and other specific projects. We offer a wide range of activities from climbing, cooking, arts and crafts, sports all in our purpose built Youth Club.