Integrity - Respect - Compassion - Fairness - Enabling
MISSION STATEMENT To relieve the effects of poverty for families and individuals with needs recognised by approved referral agencies in Southampton and the surrounding area and to support likeminded organisations. “I would just like to send a little note to thank you all for the help I have received in the past helping the vulnerable and needy families I have worked with. Your service has made such a difference to me, as a professional and I know it has definitely helped a lot of families. I have accessed household goods, paint, white goods and invaluable Christmas presents. ”
DORCAS PROJECT Redistributing furniture and household items to individuals and families referred by trusted referral agencies
In our last full year, ending March 2017 we made 637 deliveries helping 1183 adults and 846 children.
CHRISTMAS COMPLETE
In 2016 we provided a box of 7 or 8 gifts to 2019 children and young people.
I am a mother of 3 boys, who, thanks to you will have some presents on Christmas Day. I certainly wasn't expecting 3 big bags for each of them! Your charity and your donators are amazing. I hope that next year, I am stable enough to donate for the many children that need it. I just wanted to thank you for the most amazing box of toys and games for my 2 daughters. I couldn’t believe how lucky we were to receive such up to date, modern gadgets and toys that I wished I could afford to buy myself. O, who is 5, especially liked the secret diary as she loves to write stories so this was perfect. And M, aged 2 and half, absolutely love the huge cuddly bear which I don’t think she has parted with since she got it. I don’t think anything I write could really tell you how grateful we are and how excited my girls were. Not only that but it was amazing for me to watch O and M so happy on Christmas morning and that is thanks to all of you.
COMMUNITY RE-PAINT LAST YEAR - 5,390 LITRES REDISTRIBUTED TO 145 HOUSEHOLDS AND 26 COMMUNITY GROUPS
A voucher scheme designed to help people begging on the streets and other vulnerable people with a hot meal without any money changing hands.
CRUMBS a project in Bournemouth providing young people with disabilities and stabilised addictions training in catering
ZURICH TEAM VOLUNTEERING DAY “It is an amazing operation and it was great to go on the van delivery food to charities on the frontline fighting hunger in our local area"
“A wonderful initiative, beautiful food, and what a great way to generate awareness about food waste” - Customer, the Community Café
Our after school cooking workshops helped parents and children learn cooking skills and promoted the social aspect of food culture. When asked, “what was the best feature of the programme?” parents said, “learning new techniques and taking part as a group”, and “eating different foods and meeting kind friendly people.” while the children said they’d “learnt how to cut things like fruit and peppers.”
Fareshare delivery to one of our community food members “We are a community group relying solely on volunteers, limited funding and donations. FareShare is absolutely crucial to our operation; without FareShare we simply would not be able to do what we do. We would not be able offer the quality or variety of food and would have to compromise on fresh fruit and veg, which is essential for nutrition and health”.
“We are FirstBite, a Community Food Project working in the Winchester area. We deliver cooking and nutrition workshops to vulnerable groups, empowering them with food preparation skills and healthy eating knowledge. We also run a Community Cafe which offers those on a low income a social environment where they access good, hot food at affordable prices. Along with health promotion we are also very careful to make sure our customers/participants know where the food comes from, not only does this generate awareness of food waste but it also helps people think about their own attitude towards food, budgeting and cooking at home.
CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD POVERTY Enver Solomon, chairman of the campaign, said: “The child poverty map reveals the depth and breadth of child poverty across the country showing the gross levels of inequality that children face in every region. Far too many children, whose parents are struggling to make a living, are having to go hungry and miss out on the essentials of a decent childhood that all young people should be entitled to. ” 16.4% of children in Guildford live in poverty (after housing costs) according to figures published in November 2016
FILLING THE HOLIDAY GAP – ( All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food) There are approximately 170 non-school days in the year that Free School Meal (FSM) pupils cannot access their entitlement to a school lunch, which is often the only regular hot meal that is available to them during the week. There is also recognition of increased pressure on families to feed children over the holiday periods where stretched household budgets are struggling to make sure children are fed well, particularly in austere times. Food banks have increased in the UK at an extraordinary rate with no regulation or support from government. Food banks are reporting increases in families trying to access food during non-term-time.
RECENT EXPANSION INTO HAMPSHIRE BORDEN Distributed 6.5 Ton Providing 15,000 Meals BASINGSTOKE Distributed 5.9 Ton Providing 14,047 Meals WINCHESTER Distributed 13.14 Ton Providing 31,285 Meals Figures relate to the last six months
WHAT DO WE NEED TO START IN GUILDFORD? SCRATCH is not in a positon to fund the initial set up. We would need finance to cover the cost of: - • additional leased van • additional fuel costs • new member of staff • other associated costs (staff travel, IT, training etc.) Our previous experience in Borden and Basingstoke has shown a slow build in these areas and on this basis we estimate that it would take three / four years to become sustainable through the charging of CFM (Community Food Member) fees.
WHAT IS THE COST? Estimated overall costs are £45,000 p.a. which we would hope to recover by year four through CFM fees. The first three years could be met by £45,000 CFM fees and £90,000 funding. Anticipated income through CFM fees: - • Year 1 - £5,000 • Year 2 - £15,000 - £20,000 • Year 3 - circa £25,000 • Year 4 and onwards £45,000 Shortfall will need to be met by grant funding. We are seeking £45,000 in first 2 years and we would carry over CFM fees to fund the project in year 3.
WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY? We could deliver 15 tonne of food per month. This amount is based on anticipated requirements based on research carried out in Southampton and other areas. We would only charge for 40% which would bring a sustainable income by year three / four. This allows us to deliver up to 3 days per week once fully operational ANY QUESTIONS?
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