ALDI NEW MILTON

Officially launched in November 2020, The Food Rescue was born out of a concern at the amount of food that is being 'wasted' by the supermarkets when there are people struggling to make ends meet. The aim of this group is to rescue 'surplus waste' food from supermarkets and redistribute and/or turn into meals for people struggling to put food on the table - together with showing how to cook basic meals with the ingredients they have available to them. Since its inception The Food Rescue Kitchen has evolved from its humble beginnings of collecting surplus food from a small number of supermarkets and then inviting local families to pick up rescued fruit, vegetables and bread from one of our pop-ups to what it has become today . The majority of the food collected 7 days a week from 7 local supermarkets is now donated to The New Forest Basics Bank in Lymington to go out into their food parcels adding fresh fruit, vegetables and bread to their standard food parcels. The rest is distributed to local families supported by The Food Rescue Kitchen itself, together with producing banana cakes (currently just under 15,000 baked to date!), soups and ready meals which again are donated to The New Forest Basics Bank to add a home cooked meals to their food parcels. From January 2025 when a dedicated space for a food production kitchen was acquired - The Food Rescue Kitchen will evolve again into a bigger food production outlet, producing more ready meals, soups, cake and bakes for the comminuty - launch date TBA. I was awarded Citizen of Brockenhurst 2020 for my work within the community. I was also recently interviewed by BBC Radio Solent to talk about my work within the community. In February 2026 I was given a Community Hero Award by Scrivens Opticians. Follow on Facebook page @thefoodrescuekitchen-feedtheneed Twitter - @Rescuekitchen Instagram - the_food_rescue_kitchen Linkedin - Jane Overall to keep up to date with my journey together with photos, media stories, recipes and tips

WE ARE HUMANS CHARITY NO. 1201814 The prevention or relief of poverty For the general public/mankind Other charitable activities We Are Humans is a local charity that provides food and other essentials to residents in financial hardship. Food is collected from local supermarkets and similar outlets and stored at our base, 33 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. We are assessed by the Food Standards Agency and most of our volunteers have Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2 Certification. Residents in financial hardship can attend at our base during published opening hours to obtain this food and essentials free of charge. Residents in financial hardship can bring their children to our base during published opening hours to receive a breakfast of cereal or porridge, plus toast. Additionally we provide food, including hot food, to homeless persons in Bournemouth town centre (opposite Boots) at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday plus in Boscombe on Monday at 5.30pm Our work is carried out wholly by volunteers and funding is currently via donations from the general public. We welcome enquiries from potential volunteers as well as other methods of support by contact at Wearehumans1@outlook.com

SB Community Support proudly helps connect individuals and families with essential food support when they need it most. Get in touch: T: 07395 828731 E: hello@sbcommunitysupport.org