GAIL's Bakery Winchester

Looprun is a response division and part of an independent social enterprise. This is more than food and is part of a supportive services platform to help people get sustained in their own individual way. With up to 94% success rate and seeing once those receiving free Looprun response bags to returning to stores as shoppers with baskets full. These are the impact stories created when all come together to do good for good. Service users are signposted to Looprun mostly from referrals including professionals in social and healthcare. Looprun provides free non perishables, perishable food, toiletries, and brand new clothing to people facing a temporary challenge. Whatever supermarkets, stores, and retailers can do is turned into a grateful donation to a neighbour in need. This is a response to real people in real-time. No food is banked providing a direct in and out service. We believe 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 has access to professional volunteers who carry out a confidential support service to people in need. From homeless shelters, hostels, sheltered housing, care homes, soup kitchens and schools. This is a non voucher, free and confidential service. This means Looprun can reach more people in need with food donations. Anyone that receives a Looprun bag of essential food items is sustained thus creating a loop cycle. All are invited to become part of these sustainable stories in your local community. For further information and gallery access on the impact of Looprun please visit: Website: https://www.looprun-sciv.online/

The Pantry initiative is designed to support people with food deprivation, helping them to escape or move on from their current emergency with a ‘helping hand’ approach. The Unit 12 Pantry in Partnership with RCS. It provides a holistic approach in servicing the needs of the community as it gives additional support on budgeting, wellbeing, adult learning and employment. Food provided in the pantry will be fresh, frozen and general foods. All donations of surplus donated through Neighbourly will be available for free. We have a separate table and fridge/freezer spaces where surplus donations from the supermarkets will be available to all members in addition to their £5.00 membership shop.

MHA Communities Hampshire Central supports people over 60 in Winchester to live their later life well. Through social groups, exercise sessions and signposting we connect the local community and enable meaningful interactions and positive connections.