ALDI ASHFORD - WATERBROOK

The trusts vision is: putting the heart in communities Mission: creating and providing excellent resources and opportunities, empowering people to connect, build community. Objectives: People find a place to belong and contribute. People are better able to manage their health and well-being. People have a better quality of life and aspirations for the future.

Vinnie's Diner is open every Monday and Friday lunchtime - doors open 10.00am - and run until approximately 1:00pm. We hope to promote the wellbeing of our community by providing a place where the most vulnerable in our society can feel safe, cared for, and be given a practical helping hand through a hot nutritious meal and the offer of a food parcel to help 'make ends meet'. We hope to help create a sense of community through both the team of volunteers who help each week and the guests who regularly visit us. We are able to act as a distribution point for food businesses/ supermarkets who are looking to give away surplus food to help those in need. We already work with FareShare. We also aim to be a 'hub' where vulnerable people can access support through other agencies. At present we work closely with Porchlight who help the homeless find accommodation. They currently send one of their staff to our project to engage with rough sleepers. At present we see around 40-50 attend Vinnie's Diner each Monday and 20-30 on a Friday who all enjoy a sit down meal - and we give out approximately 100 food parcels a week.

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise called Glass Mill Social Enterprise C.I.C. There is no charge whatsoever to service users. This is a free and confidential service. Looprun is providing assistance with food, toiletries, baby essentials, brand new clothing and pet food. As all members in the household matters and that includes pets too. This is more than food and Looprun is part of a platform to help people back on their feet called RSBA1 (Response, Sustain, Build, Achieve). We have a 94% success rate in people achieving this. This is how service users are identified. R- Response (Access to free essentials resources) S- Sustainability (Budgeting support) B- Build (Access to over 4,000 free online courses and 11 million career opportunities) We have had over 12,500 people attend our courses. On average this is 500 a month. A- Achieve (Kick starting their vision) Whatever you can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. As everything given and everybody counts. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. Looprun believes if the food is stored then a person in need is not getting any food, hence we provide an instant response and instant impact service. Looprun food donations can include fresh fruit, vegetables, bakery items and non perishables. Looprun has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with your food donations. Therefore we need your help to ensure we can supply the demand in this crisis. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. We, therefore, are a platform for a voice to be heard in the community and share life changing stories. It would be great to have more partners become part of these stories in your local community. The organisation has been featured in a business advert for Natwest online: https://www.mylondon.news/special-features/new-high-street-hub-islington-24962960 Our social media pages are our platform for the demonstration of the organisations work in the local community. Looprun have recently started in these locations due to the unprecedented times. Looprun keeps the data of service users and those within organisations confidential as part of safeguarding For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: website: www.rsba1.com Instagram page: @rsba_1