Cadent Central

We are a volunteer-led community fridge, located in the Children and Family Centre on Granville Road, Hinckley, LE100PP. This Fridge is open to the public three days a week; Tuesday's and Thursday's, 10-11am, and Fridays 2-3pm. PLEASE CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR CALL THE CENTRE FOR MOST UP-TO-DATE OPENING TIMES. We are universally open to all members of the local community. There is no requirement to provide letters, vouchers or referrals. Please just come along and take what you need. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram on @hinckleycommunityfridge for regular updates. Also, we’re looking to further embed the Fridge into the local community by recruiting volunteers to support with collecting donations and managing the fridge. Anyone over the age of 16 can apply for the role and training, including food safety, will be provided. If you are interested or wish to find out more information about the Hinckley Community Fridge, please contact Abena O'Connor- Volunteer Development Officer on 07354248929 or abena.oconnor@leics.gov.uk. We operate under the umbrella of Leicestershire County Council, Family Help Service.

Last year, Coventry Foodbank collected over 170 tons of food, most of this generously donated by the general public. We gave out over 140 tons of food to those in an emergency. Most of this food is in the form of dried, packet and tinned goods. This type of food is great for clients who have their own cooking and storage facilities. As some of our clients do not have these facilities, we feel it's important to be able to offer foods that don't need preparation or storage. As a foodbank, we are conscious of the fresh food that is going to waste in our city. We would love to access fresh food so that we can supplement the food given out at the foodbank. Coventry Foodbank is a "more than food" foodbank. We currently run advice services at foodbank where clients can access trained advisers from Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). We have a clothes bank where clients can get pre-loved clothes. We have seventeen centres in the city and are feeding people at the rate of 1300 people each month - 40% of these are children under the age of 16.

Provide employability support through job search, cv writing, skills training and accredited qualifications, support integration and community cohesion Our 5 Doors Down Project provides emergency food support for vulnerable people in Coventry. From food parcels to a community supermarket, freshly prepared meals and toiletries we help clients progress towards independence. Being based within St Francis Employability we have a whole raft of other support available to support stability.