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Connecting Crossgates gathers people together for good in Crossgates & East Leeds. We are a small grassroots charity, with 1 part-time manager who has lived locally for 25 years working with 2 part time staff and 60 volunteers. In partnership with local organisations, schools, community groups, churches and businesses, we CELEBRATE what is good, CREATE new ways to address needs and CARE for those who are vulnerable or need support. We focus on 4 key areas 1. Health & Wellbeing 2. Children/Young people & Families, 3. Sharing Information & Supporting one another 4. Exploring Faith & Spirituality. Our vision is to gradually offer more and more ways for people to connect and support one another in the community. Our current regular groups include... TUESDAY Poole Estate Community Group - 6-8pm Enjoy a cuppa in a relaxed supportive environment. Bring knitting or other crafts or just chat. Supervised children welcome. WEDNESDAY Craft & Chat - 1-3pm (1st & 3rd WED of the month) Do you enjoy making things? Bring along your own project or join the guided session with other makers. Music Hour - 1.30-2.30pm (2nd Wednesday of the month) Listen, join in or even perform! Led by local musicians. THURSDAY Chill - 1-3pm Is a peer support group for people with long term mental health difficulties. Enjoy a cuppa and bingo. THURSDAY & FRIDAY Community Fridge - Thursday 2-4pm and 6-7pm Friday 8.30-10.30am We re-distribute surplus food to help people save money and reduce food waste. Choose 12 items of food from our fridge and baskets for £3.50 FRIDAY Morethan 11am-1pm More than a tots group, more than a coffee morning – it’s an intergenerational community cafe open to all. Drop in for cake, company and friendly support. Three Thirds 1.30-3.00pm (1st Friday of the month) What does the Bible say? A chance to share stories, read the bestselling book of all time and talk about how to put it into practice. An informal time divided into 3 parts – open to all. SATURDAY Repair Café 11am-3pm (3rd Saturday of the month) Bring along your broken items and the team of volunteers will help you to fix it. HOLIDAY CLUBS We provide 4 days of fun and activities for children on free school meals or who are vulnerable during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays. CAROLS in the PARK Our Christmas event for the whole family brings everyone together outside over mulled wine and mice pies

Operating Trussell trust licensed food bank in the south and east of the city of Leeds, with 11 food bank centre's across this area. At Leeds South and East Food bank the number of food parcels given out by us has increased by 30% over the same period last year,which underlines the need for food bank's across the country. Our food bank's are for people in crisis,some of the reason's people come to us is low income,benefit delay's, or benefit change's although there are many other reasons for needing to use us. To access our food bank you first need to obtain a voucher from a referral agent such as the council community hub's,school's,doctor's or any other front line service within Leeds. The voucher is then exchanged for food at one of our centre's,there is a limit on food bank use- a food bank can only be used 3 times in any 6 month period. This is because food bank's are for a crisis situation only and most reasons for food bank use are resolved in a short period of time,anyone who uses a food bank is greeted with a drink and our volunteer's will discuss their requirements/problems in confidence and we will try and refer them onto other agencies who maybe able to help resolve there issues. We work with agencies such as citizens advice,mind,Cap,dial, Andy's Man Club to name a few. Food parcels are designed for 3 meals a day for 3 day's and vary in size dependant on whether the parcel is for a single person or family. The food parcels consist of cereal,beans,vegetables,potatoes,meat,fish,juice,tea,milk. All the food is tinned for storage purposes. Our food bank's rely entirely on donations from the public, both food and financial wise any donation's can be dropped at our food bank centre's on day of opening or our main warehouse at 18 Millshaw Park Ave, LS11 0LR All our food bank's are run by volunteer's and we are alway looking for help either at our centre's or at the main warehouse, anybody interested can call 0113 2772229 or e-mail info@leedssouthandeast.foodbank.org.uk