Sainsbury's Penwortham Local

Our objective is to reach out to our community and the nation with the love of God and the gospel of the kingdom, being the hand and feet of jesus to all. we carry out dance outreaches, midweek and sunday services, breaking of bread services, and other outreaches. we participate in street pastoring & committed to the unity of churches. we are big enough to accommodate everyone & to give all significance. We also carry out food outreaches where we give out food to the vulnerable in our community

CNOS is a local group initially set up to help the community as a result of the covid-19 pandemic in extremely difficult and unprecedented times. I work with a small team of volunteers to assist getting essential supplies to the most vulnerable, isolated, disadvantaged and elderly members of the Leyland and surrounding communities. From this we have developed services to become a community hub within our area. We support the community with a wide range of services, sessions, groups and projects. Some are open to all such as the Community Fridge or shop and others are tailored to specific groups such as Pre-School playgroups, Youth Support Initiative. This is not for profit and on a voluntary basis.

Compassion Acts supports adults and children facing hardship by providing emergency food through Southport Foodbank, in line with The Trussell guidelines. Alongside this, we run Food Pantries, a Community Market and offer benefits advice, including advocacy and support at benefit tribunals. Our projects are delivered across the North Sefton area. While the Foodbank provides vital emergency assistance for people in crisis, its support is designed to be short term. Many families and individuals continue to struggle once the immediate crisis has passed. Our Food Pantry helps bridge that gap by offering members the opportunity to shop for around £30 worth of groceries each week for just £5, choosing the items that best suit their household. Val turned to Compassion Acts after facing a long wait for her benefits. Referred first to the Foodbank and then to the Food Pantry, she found more than just practical support. "I was full of panic and anxiety, wondering how I was going to cope if I ended up on the street. The volunteers at the Food Pantry were lovely. It gave me back my confidence and self-esteem. Without going there and meeting people, who knows what could have happened?"