Pret 231 Camden High Street

With the levels of unemployment, along with the number of low-paid employees living in Brent, many residents find themselves at a crisis point. They are unable to feed their families and provide for life’s basic needs. There may, however, be many other challenges within the family, which may contribute to the family crisis. It is bearing this in mind that the Centre of Help and Hope was conceived. The Centre provides the following services: Food bank Clothing hub Befriending service Gardening services Counselling services Light domestic help Vocational skills Intentional parenting courses

- Education/training - Amateur sport - Economic/community development/employment - Children/young people - Provides services

Roundhouse is a music and arts venue in Camden. Since the 1960s we’ve opened up space for creativity to empower people and communities – day in, night out. We’re on a mission to raise the creative potential of the UK so we give young people and artists the space to experiment, develop skills and be part of incredible moments that go down in history The Roundhouse is an arts organisation providing creative opportunities to young people 11-30. Young creatives can access subsidised rehearsal spaces, workshops, masterclasses, professional coaching and performance opportunities. Roundhouse also engages with schools and communities with outreach to vulnerable communities and has recently been recognised as a Theatre of Sanctuary. The young people we engage with are supported by a dedicated team of Youth Workers and we provide financial support to help with studio costs, travel expenses, materials and course costs for young people who experience financial barriers to participation. Our charitable work is supported by a dedicated team of over 150 volunteers who help out at our gigs and events on evenings and weekends. Our volunteers make a huge contribution to the organisation by donating on average 10,000 hours in 2025. We are looking to regularly collect surplus sandwiches, snacks and on-the-go foods to feed our volunteer team whilst they help out at evening events. We are keen to make sure volunteering is as accessible as possible during the cost-of-living crisis and surplus food donations would help remove some of the financial barriers to volunteering and enjoying the arts.