Lidl Manchester - Wilmslow Road (Opening 10/12/26)

Rekindle is a bold, youth-led charity which is flipping the script on education. First opening its doors in Hulme (Manchester), Rekindle has been revolutionising the way we support and educate young people since 2022. Co-designed during the pandemic by eight young people aged between 17 and 25 who recognised that the education system is unfairly stacked against young people from working-class and global majority backgrounds, Rekindle exists to spark a love of learning in disadvantaged young people and support them to become creative critical thinkers who are inspired and empowered to create change within their communities. Starting as a small grassroots movement, we have now become a national charity with a presence in London and Dundee, and hopes to continue expanding across the UK. Our flagship supplementary school for 11-14 year olds and HQ based in Hulme has become a community hub over the years, supporting marginalised groups and offering local residents a soulful space within which they can find solidarity and a sense of belonging. We recently launched the Rekindle Pantry in March 2025, an informal foodbank which supports members of the community impacted by the cost of living crisis and rising rates of food insecurity. We aim to expand our provision and reach through partnerships with supermarkets and businesses, to ensure that the Pantry remains sustainable and continues to have a positive impact on the community. Volunteers are always welcome! From helping out during evening sessions with the young people we work with, lending a hand with the Rekindle Pantry, giving up a bit of your free time to do some gardening, DIY, or repairs, supporting us at events and so much more, there is always something to do that would make a massive difference. If you are interested in partnering or volunteering with Rekindle, please get in touch with our Community and Corporate Partnerships Lead, Cara at cara@rekindle school.org

We are a community group who provide meals and surplus food to a range of vulnerable groups. We use the food to prepare community meals for a range of families and individuals (named below) and the remainder is distributed to these people. These being the elderly, individuals suffering from Mental Health problems, Homeless individuals, Families with and without children and people who attend the centre for various community groups that the centre holds every week. This again is for a range of people. The ethnic make up of the people is very diverse aswell. We provide a safe non-judgmental space for people.not only to get food but to also feel safe and to share and liase with one another . We provide a space which promotes health and well being as a whole. A space where people can connect and share. The attendance and response to our food is incredible and quite frankly blows us away. It is testimony that this food is massively needed and appreciated by the community. One comment that was made was by an elderly man who was so grateful and actually said and I quote " Thank you very much for this, you have kept an old man alive this Christmas ". No more needs to be said really.

Our charity is a community development not for profit organisation that offers food to people who are in need. It aims to offer multi-faceted contributions to communities, advances community and development goals and works to fill the overall needs for its targeted focus areas.Our faith inspires us to be an organisation built on compassion, and motivated by love.