Argos Spalding

The Warm Welcome situated in and run by Spalding Baptist Church, offers a safe and inviting space every Friday. Where members of the public have access to: free hot and cold refreshments, lunch, activities including daily newspapers and magazines, board games, puzzles, pool and foosball, Money Management (CAP), and the opportunity to speak to a Citizens Advice worker. All free of charge! We also have a number of clean clothing items available for people to take away with them, also we offer the gift of a personal welfare bag, including personal hygiene items such as toothpaste, toothbrush, shower gel, shampoo etc to those in need of a little help with making ends meet again free of charge. Each Friday up to twenty volunteers offer companionship to those who make use of the space and the support available from our partners. Along side the front facing team we have a dedicated team of five people working in the kitchen. Each week they prepare hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as preparing and cooking a fresh lunch for our guests. Guests are welcome to as much tea, coffee, juice, biscuits, and lunch as they wish. We offer vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free options to approximately fifty guests per week. As a non-profit, we use and donate everything we receive in donations to those who need it. Our aim is to love our community without judgement or condemnation. To offer companionship and a safe space. Our work with Neighbourly is a vital component to enable us to support local people. We rely on food donations such as vegetables, bread rolls, milk (an alternatives), juice, newspapers and biscuits each week. We always need volunteers and donations of good quality warm clothing and blankets.

The vision is to serve the Community by providing emergency food for people in crisis in the Spalding and South Holland area. The project provides a minimum of three days non-perishable emergency food to local people in crisis. All food given out is donated by the local community. It works in partnership with front-line care professionals to identify people in need. The project works with local supermarkets and food factories to give fresh food that can’t be sold to give out to those in need. The foodbank also links users with other services stautory services that we partner with. Agape Care Café Every Thursday the cafe provides a three course meal for those using Agape care. All the food comes throuh donations that can’t be put into parcels. The people using the cafe have a chance to take away doanted fresh food aswell.