GAIL's Bakery The Cut

We are a youth centre based in Bermondsey SE16. As a charity we have been in existence for over 100 years supporting the young people of the area from our now purpose built youth centre. Young people from local primary and secondary schools drop in 5 days per week to access our youth clubs which range from 6-25 and work with young people from many cultures and backgrounds. Supporting young people with a range of needs from SEN and risk of exclusion from schools. Our young people pay 50p to use our facilities for each club and have access to our Sports Hall, Homework areas, Music and Dance studios as well as our arts facilities, the latest consoles and even a 90ft high climbing wall. This 50p also includes a meal. We would love to recieve food donations to help increase the level of food that we can donate to the young people and families that attend and due to our catering facilities we could take donations of pre cooked food or ingredients that we would use in the meals that we cook on site. We have been partnering with a local takeaway service Stuffyadumppling who donate us their excess food weekly as well as Gails bakery in Bermondsey who do the same. We also have a team of volunteers that support our youth sessions and we are always looking for new volunteers to join.

We are a day centre for single homeless people and those in need. We are open 7 days a week, 51 weeks of the year. A breakfast & lunch and washing facilities are available 7 days a week, Housing & Welfare Advice four days a week, a clothing store twice a week, medical surgeries three times a week and access to computers from Monday to Friday. All of our services are free at point of use. On an average day we see 100-120 people. 50% of whom are street homeless, 40% in tempoary accommodation and 10% in secure (council or housing association) accommodation.

(1) the relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the protection of health and the advancement of education (2) the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom they are primarily intended. those persons having need of such