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Granville Community Kitchen is empowering community through food – working on the front lines in an area of high deprivation and health inequalities, many families and people are experiencing poverty and limited access to good food. It has a pay it forward philosophy; those who can afford it pay more and contribute to meals for those who cannot. Suggested donations for meals are kept at a low price; currently it is £3 an adult and £1 for children. Most of all, the kitchen never turns anyone away and often people volunteer in exchange for a meal, learning valuable skills and knowledge about food from seed to plate. Everyone who works in the community kitchen does so on a voluntarily basis, and are encouraged to share their skills and knowledge about food, film, health, gardening and community. Granville Community Kitchen is leading this initiative based on the belief that ‘everyone has the right to fresh, good quality, healthy food that does not cost the earth’. All our food is sourced from local urban agriculture and harvesting projects, micro food producers, donations, and other ethical food businesses. “Good food is central to weaving together family, community, health, history, heritage, culture and the environment. Urban Food Routes support made it possible for the Granville Community Kitchen to create a vibrant tapestry that has as its core ‘good food for all’.” Continued development for the project lies within building the capacity of the community and volunteers Dee Woods, Project Coordinator

Empowering women in excluded communities to become agents for their own change. WAND UK is a women’s charity that supports disadvantaged ,vulnerable women and young girls. We offer free services, including advice and general information, advocacy, telephone support on how to access services, telephone befriending, one 2 one and group sessions including physical activities of online dance and yoga sessions, Community food distribution, botanical workshops, digital literacy.... . We run a number of projects supporting women’s wellbeing, addressing their emotional, multicultural and practical needs. We focus on women with mental health , Domestic Violence victims, lone parents, refugees , asylum seekers. migrants, unemployed, low level educated, women infected and affected by HIV and low income families Empowering women in excluded communities to become agents for their own change.WAND UK bridges the gap of inequality against women by incorporating the protective characteristics of age, race, religion, sexuality and disability. We exist to support, inspire and empower women and girls through training, building their self-confidence , raising their self-esteem and increasing their self-worth to be able them to participate in and contribute to their communities. Our projects offer volunteering opportunities, training and education to ensure that all women particularly those from BAME communities have a clear understanding of the system and how they and their families can improve their quality of life We equip vulnerable young girls with tools and life skills such as negotiation, communication, assertiveness and leadership by working in partnership with youth centres encouraging them to become agents for their own change. In Westminster we work with the Avenues Youth Centre. WAND’s vision is a World at peace, free from discrimination and oppression where every person enjoys all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A world where and where individual dignity is respected, and all human suffering and hardship is acknowledged with humility and compassion. A world where people seek to understand each other and chose to see the positive in difference. A world where difference is not only respected, but valued and where different cultures can work together in collaboration to build on each others strengths, and overcome collective hardships and difficulties. We are committed to a philosophy of equality and fairness.

Streets Food Project is a food parcel charity run by London Community Church. When our high street community cafe became a casualty of the pandemic, we started a food project. In the first 12 months of the crisis, we distributed over 5000 food parcels (the equivalent of over 27,000 meals). Since July 2020 to mid July 2022, we have distributed over 9,700 food parcels (the equivalent of over 48,000 meals). Our aim: to show God's unconditional love to those in need. Since then we have connected in partnership with other local groups including Camden Council, O2 Shopping Centre, Holy Trinity Brompton and JW3. We run the pop-up food project every Wednesday in the O2 Shopping Centre's community venue. Local volunteers give a little time each week. We create a friendly space to drop in and collect a food parcel. In addition we refer people to council services. We offer deliveries for the housebound. While many have been able to pick up where they left off before the pandemic, others are still affected. Camden Council connects us with those who, for whatever reason, are finding everyday life a struggle and we are privileged to be able to offer food parcels. It's a small gesture to show we all care very much about what happens to them.