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Liverpool Lighthouse run a number of community projects that engage with vulnerable, isolated and hard to reach groups living in some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. Projects focus on reducing isolation; improving family life, reducing poverty, improving parenting skill, community cohesion and integration; improving health and well-being; increasing independence and life skills; improving access to employment and training. A the moment we work with 450 disadvantage families, 150 over 55s and 900 children, and 100 Asylum/refugees. We run an emergency food bank and on several occasions in the week we provide free meals to families that are struggling financially.

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Hope Community fridge aims to provide affordable food shops to those in our community (a bag of shopping for a £3.50 donation). We have a shop set up in our church building, where people are welcomed to enjoy refreshments in a warm space before/after doing their shop. We would love to build relationships with those in our local area, and have various other projects and courses available at different times, including parenting courses, money management, a toddler group and life groups. The Fridge is accessible to anyone, advertised by flyers, door knocking in the area, through local schools, work of mouth, and connections with other pantries which are oversubscribed nearby. Obviously other activities with in the church are for more specific groups and some for anyone in need, ie, toddler group/parenting courses for families; money management available to any contacts made. Our facebook page shows other connections we have in the community - over spring/summer last year we did regular litter picking, and transformed a waste ground into a community garden. Local councillors have been supportive of these projects. As a team, we only begun this work approximately 20 months ago, so this is just the beginning and we have a vision for more in the future. We aren’t currently linked to any other retailers for donations for our Community Fridge. We have links with Liverpool City Mission charity who provide us with surplus donations where possible, and source all other food ourselves. Donations would provide this project with longevity, and the ability to support more households in our area, particularly through this time where some are choosing whether to eat or heat their homes. Thank you for any support you are able to offer.