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Social enterprise that works with the local community to get more food waste on to plates. Enabling every person to help rescue food and repurpose it. Everyone in the community can help and everyone can benefit and together we can build a stronger community and a brighter future for our planet Waste to Plate runs a community shop in Thames Ditton and operates a donation model as a contribution towards our overheads . We have a quota of food which can be taken for FREE eg fruit , veg , fridge and freezer items, refill station , unlimited bread, storage cupboard items . The neighbourly collection items go to support this along with supporting our soup initiative for teens living in food poverty studying external exams - where we provide them with food on a daily basis to make their soup In addition to that we buy in surplus food at a very low cost or access free food through our own direct partnerships and make this available at a low cost through a donation model to cover the cost of the food purchases and the running costs of the community shop .

The Resurgam Trust is a membership organisation working across 6 communities in Lisburn seeking to improve the communitites from within and in partnership. Focusing on addressing the social determinants of health through early intervention, youth and community development programmes, training, education and learning, a focus on health improvement, peace and social justice initiatives and the creation of employment and volunteering opportunities. We have a comprehensive projects such as Resurgam Youth Initiative operating 6 days/nights per week including inclusion and outreach programmes; Resurgam Healthy Living Centre providing programmes on social prescribing with referrals from primary care, self referrals and holiday lunch clubs & cooking programmes; community safety programme including meals provision to those in need (disabled, Carers, hardship, older people, ill with covid/other conditions). We operate social enterprises providing employment and training including work placements for local people. We operate programmes to improve mental health of young people and adults in the community. We have opened (from July 22) the Resurgam Healthy Living Centre Community Fridge. We provide food donated from supermarkets or community partners/gardens to others within the community to reduce food waste.

To offer services such as self improvement, bringing people together The project promotes positive mental health in families and builds community resilience. We run cooking on budget courses, grab and go breakfast and lunch service and provide all meals during school holidays. We provide community activities such as kids disco, kids club, youth club, family bingo, festivals, football, dance fit for parent and child and support groups for parents of disabled children.