G4S

We are a register charity, and we help with the relief of poverty among children and their families. The majority of families we support are struggling financially to make ends meet. We redistributes the surplus food we collects to families / individuals in need on Monday to Friday, but Tuesdays and Fridays are the main designated days for the food bank, whilst other days are for people with health issues. clothing, school uniforms / school supplies, small household goods, and toiletries redistribution days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We help low income families / individuals in need, refugees, asylum seeker, and homeless people. We occasionally provide home work club for children under 16 years of age, and also support with recreational activities through schools giving local families opportunities to access and be included in activities such as school trips, and visits to cultural sites, etc. We provide information, and signpost families / individuals to other service providers for individuals progression. We provide a range of recreational opportunities for local families, particularly those from low income backgrounds who otherwise would not be able to afford these opportunities.

Genesis Trust has been working to alleviate poverty and hardship for local people in Bath since 1995. We work with people struggling with everyday life – mainly as a result of homelessness, addiction, poverty, isolation or disability. We provide the practical support they need to get through today, and the emotional support to look forwards to tomorrow. We do this with compassion, skill and with an attitude of hospitality to all. We run interlinking projects across Bath, which help people meet their needs for immediate crisis support, food, furniture, purposeful activity and one-to-one support and guidance. Genesis Trust was founded on a Christian vision and is driven by Christian values, and this ethos remains at the core of our work. However, the project exists to serve anyone in need, irrespective of their faith, background or gender. The particular Christian values which underpin our work are love, justice, compassion, truth and a non-judgemental attitude. We have built a strong relationship with all the churches across Bath. We also receive support and donations from the general public, local businesses and schools who appreciate the work we do in Bath. We are entirely self-funded, and receive no statutory funding.

Food and Beverage Buggies (FABB) was a group dedicated to taking a hot 2 course meal, drinks, and sandwich bags for the next day out to the Homeless in Norwich, finding them in their doorways, cemeteries, wherever they were. This supplemented the existing work being done by 4 soup kitchen groups at the Haymarket, but filled a very vital mid-week need. Our buggies were filled with food, drinks, warm clothing, boots, sleeping bags etc, and we were out every Thursday, 52 weeks a year, from 7-9pm. During Covid FABB of necessity diversified to meet a growing need in schools and local families, where Covid had taken it's toll. Many families with young children were struggling to make ends meet, often due to job losses and furloughed reduced wages. School age children were going into schools hungry and not able to concentrate fully on lessons. Food poverty and food insecurity was rife, and FABB worked with 2 local schools and 15+ families to take food deliveries into schools to distribute, and taking essential food parcels to the families. This was much needed and appreciated, and we'll carry on as long as there is a hungry child or adult in our community. As the rules were reduced and the country went back to 'normal' FABB found that food poverty was still rife and we concentrated our efforts to help families in distress and hostel residents fighting their pathway back to a home of their own. Food parcels are delivered weekly to families for as long as they are needed, by the same volunteer to build trust. We deliver to doorsteps as most families have no car to collect, and many are housebound. We now deliver weekly to up to 60 families. We cook for a ladies hostel of 31 residents several times a week. Regular food times, combined with good nutrition show a marked improvement in social, mental and physical wellbeing.