Directory of Northamptonshire Food Poverty

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Directory of Northamptonshire Food Poverty

Collaboration network

The information in this appendix provides a basic ‘snapshot’ and tool for communication with the network members. All the projects are listed in alphabetical order and the information and details are correct and have been checked with the representative of each of the projects. This information can be published and shared and in provided in the spirit of collaboration and best practice.

Within the Collaboration, members provide a diverse range of food poverty initiatives and some are able to offer ‘added value’ through their organisations own resource or network. Thus the support in communities across the county is varied but instrumental in address real need at point of contact. Activities identified include:

-Access to hot meal/s

-Food parcel for clients, mainly via locally-run partner agency, referral voucher scheme

-Homelessness shelter andservices

-Activities and support for people isolated, with poor mental health and adults with learningdisabilities.

-Partnership working with local agencies( housing and welfare), some food retailers and other voluntary sectorpartners.

-‘Pathways of Progress’- activities aimed at moving service users nearing to alleviating the causes of poverty and need:-

~ Cooking on a Budget

~ Job-Search and Employability skills support

~ Christians Against Poverty – debt-management and advice service

Date compiled: 20th November 2012 Author: Wendi Buchanan

For Northamptonshire Community Foundation and Food Poverty Collaboration group.

AGE CONCERN – NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - Food Transport project

31BillingRoadMain contact: JillianPowell

NorthamptonRole: LifetimeManager

NN1 5BQ

Preferred method ofcontact: Phone2nd contact: DaveAbbott Tel: 01604 611200 (Mon – Fri 9am–5pm) Role: TransportCo-ordinator

Email:gistered CharityNo.1059995

Food Poverty activity

Fleet transport (minibuses) plus volunteer driver network to support food donation collections and food parcel delivery.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Referral agency for food poverty ‘money and debtmanagement’,

Holistic support for 55+ agegroup

Cooking for One (incl.cookbook)

‘Get Set Go’ – health and wellbeing course for over55’s.

Drop –in and Café plus Adult Careservices

Referral process, Over 55’s

Phone - local health and welfare agencies, familyreferrals

ABINGTON WORK CLUB (Christ Church)

c/o ChristChurchMain contact: DavidWiseman

The Vicarage, 3 ChristChurchRdRole:ProjectLeaderNN15BQ

Preferred method ofcontact: Email2nd contact: Liz

Email:le: Cook &Projectfacilitator Tel: 01604 633254 (Tues 11am –1pm)

Food Poverty activity

‘Meal plus One’ – 6-week Cookery course

Participants, many of whom have little or no experience of cooking a meal for themselves, and mainly are jobless. Learn to cook a dish on a budget (approx £2.50) share lunch together and have a meal to take away (for another time, or to share with someone). Also reduces social isolation and inter-personal skills.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Links with the Monday Job-club (11.30 –12.30pm)

Encourages local food retails to support initiative. New local support donation site with local shop – Annilla Accessories (BirchfieldRoad).

Referral process

Self-referral and local community organisations, partners in Churches Togethernetwork

BLACKTHORN GOOD NEIGHBOURS - Families, Food & Community

Blackthorn Community &Children’sCentreMain contact:JoJackson LongmeadCourt Role:ProjectCo-ordinator Blackthorn,

Northampton2nd contact: KayCragg

NN38QDRole: Children’s Ctr.Lead

Preferred method of contact: Email

Email:gistered CharityNo.1107071Tel: 01604 413504 (best day~Wednesday)

Food Poverty activity

A range of food activities; aimed at families having fun, learning new ‘thrift’ skills together. Parents and children cookery sessions – Frugal Christmas ~ cooking, making decorations and presents, family and community Christmas events.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Surestart ‘Young Mums cookery course’ - with link to provide opportunity for mum’s to ‘use their new skills, helping plan, prep and cook food for theevents.

Referral process

Phone - local health and welfare agencies, familyreferrals

CORBY FOODBANK

C/oHopeCentreMain contact: AdamBoyd

8PrincewoodRoadRole:ProjectManagerCorby

NN17 4AP

Preferred method ofcontact: Email2nd contact: LouiseTaylor

Email:le: FBDevelopmentAssistant Tel: 01536 737588 (Mon-Wed –Fri 10am–3pm)

Food Poverty activity

FoodBank in 3 communities of Corby

Runs a Foodbank from the main hub – Hope Centre, plus two additional outreach sites on local estates ~ Beanfield (Mondays 1- 3pm) and Studfall Road (Wednesday’s 10 – 12pm). Aims to open fourth site on Kingswood Estate in early December.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Signposting to money management and debtcounselling

Hospitality and social support to reduce isolation Referralprocess

Phone, local health and welfare and communityagencies

DAVENTRY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ~ DONATION LOGISTICS

TheAbbeyCentreMain contact: RobKinning

MarketSquareRole: TransportCo-ordinator

Daventry

Northamptonshire2ndcontact:

NN114XGRole:

Preferred method of contact: Phone

Tel: 01327 701665 (Mon – Fri 9.30am–4.30pm)Registered Charity No.XR64125Email:

Food Poverty activity

Providing transportation support of food donations to local FoodBank – Vineyard and other Food Poverty Collaboration partners and vulnerable clients in Daventry district. Can provide some additional delivery, via pool of volunteer drivers to rural locations in west, south Northants, incl. Harpole, Kislingbury and Towcester.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Promote the project in DACT Christmas Newsletter to DACT members, volunteer drivers,etc

Access to additional support through the countywide community transportnetwork.

Referral process

Local health service and welfare agencies, self and familyreferrals.

DAVENTRY FOOD BANK

VineyardCommunityChurchMain contact: LindaGee

VineyardHouseRole: ProjectManager

Warwick Street Daventry

Northamptonshire2nd contact: SheilaPreece

NN114ALRole: Food BankAssistant

Preferred method of contact: EMAIL

Email:

Tel: 07576 663968 (Mon – Fri 10am–12.30am)

Food Bank activity – collection of donations of food to provide food parcels for vulnerable people around Daventry district. Donations from public can be dropped off during open hours. Links with local referral agencies and voucher system.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Linked in with Christian Against Poverty ‘Money and debt counsellingservice’.

Employability support with in-house ‘Go-Online’ centre and volunteertrainers

Some donations are also sent out to troops in Afghanistan. Referralprocess

Local health, community welfare agencies, self and family referrals. Including: Women’s Refuge, Bromford, MayDay Trust, Mental Health Team and DACTnetwork.

Collection and additional welfare support provided through Vineyard Churchteam.

DAYLIGHT CENTRE

DaylightCentreFellowshipMain contact: SharonFarley

10HighStreetRole: CentreAssistant

Wellingborough

NorthantsT: 01933446494

NN84HPReception

Preferred method of contact: EMAIL

Email:

W:

Tel:01933446490(Mon – Fri 10am–2pm)Registered Charity No.1100809

Food Poverty activity

Serves a diverse client base – regular users, isolated and vulnerable. Provides low- cost meals for vulnerable in needs and homeless in theWellingborougharea. 3 course lunch @ £1.30 (discretionary meals available forparticipation)

Food parcels for vulnerable.

Referral process

• Local health service and welfare agencies, self and family referrals Additional related activity – adding value to the FPservice.

Daylight Centre is likely to be host organisation for Emergency ColdWeather Shelter in Wellingborougharea.

ENFG ~ THE FOOD SUPPLY

East NorthantsCommunityServicesMain contact: MarkLees

The Full Gospel Church &ChristianCtr.Role:TeamLeader60 High StreetSouth

Rushden2nd contact: MariaBorg

NN100QYRole: Operations & SupportMgr.

Preferred method of contact: Phone

Tel: 01933 353946 (Mon – Fri 10am–2pm)M:07956011402

Email::

Food Poverty activity

FoodBank activity – collection of donations for food to provide food parcels for vulnerable and meals for homeless in the EN area. FoodBank runs Monday & Friday (9am – 2pm), for collection of parcel at 50p.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

• Money management and debt counselling, benefits advice, employabilitysupport
• The Cornerfield Café provides hospitality and social support to reduce isolation Referralprocess
• Local health service and welfare agencies, self and familyreferrals

R eferral process

• P hone - local health and w elfare agencies, fam ily referrals

HOPE ENTERPRISES ~ COOKING ON A BUDGET COURSES

C/o NorthamptonHopeCentreMain contact: RichardAppleby

Mailingaddressonly:Role: ProjectManager

35 – 37 Campbell Street

Northampton2nd contact: Julie

NN13DSRole:

Preferred method of contact: Email

Email:: 01604 602456(Wednesday’s)

Food Poverty activity

Cooking on a Budget course for clients. Provides opportunity to enhance life-skills and also see if this is area of work, they may be skilled and interested to develop.

For some may be opportunity with commitment to ‘move on to Hope Catering Service’.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Hope Catering is part of social enterprise, providing ‘hand up’ option to join their quality cateringservice.

Referral process

From Oasis House (partnershipmembers)

RE:STORE NORTHAMPTON

C/oCentral Vineyard
42 Sheep Street
Northampton
​NN1 2LZ

Main contact: SteveGee

Email:

: 01604 328046Registered charity No.1128417

Food Poverty activity

FoodBank activity – collection of donations of food to provide food parcels for vulnerable via network of support hubs around Northampton (see website for days and details). Works with over 40 referral agencies and voucher system.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

Linked in with Christian against poverty ‘Money and debt counsellingservice’.

Christmas In a Box – Request for donation of items to help with Christmas for parcels recipients.

Referral process

Local health service and welfare agencies, self and family referrals. Collection and additional welfare support provided through network of communitychurches.

SPRINGS FAMILY CENTRE ~ Cooking on A Budget

SpringsFamilyCentreMain contact: CliveIreson

9TowerStreet.Role: TeamLeader

Northampton

NN12SN2ndcontact:

Role:

Preferred method of contact: Email

Email:el:07703185740(Mon – Fri 10am–4pm)W:springsfc

Food Poverty activity

‘Meal on A Budget’ – 7-week Cookery course

Young people participate in short course; many of whom have little or no experience of cooking a meal for themselves. Learn to cook a dish on a budget (approx £2.50) share lunch together and have a meal to take away (for another time, or to share with someone). Also reduces social isolation and inter-personal skills.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

• Works with NCC and their ‘basic Skillscourse’.
• links with local business’s to provide placement / mentoring to young people. Referralprocess
• Local health service and welfare agencies, self and familyreferrals

KETTERING FOODBANK ~St.Jude's(NB: not formally part of NFPCollaboration)

St. Jude’sCommunityDrop-InMain contact: DaveGoddard

5 St.Jude’sCourt.Role: ProjectLeader(joint) Kettering

NN157JH2nd contact: TonyStone

Role: Project Leader (joint).

Preferred method of contact: Email

Tel: 01536 415495 (Mon – Fri 10am–2pm)M:07591529387

Email::

Food Poverty activity

FoodBank activity – collection of donations for food to provide food parcels for vulnerable and community café meals. FoodBank runs Monday & Friday (9am – 2pm), for collection of parcel at 50p.

Additional related activity – adding value to the FP service.

• Money management and debt counselling, benefits advice, employabilitysupport
• Homeless Support &Advice
• Part of ENFG and linked with ENCS (Rushden) and supported by Churches Together Referralprocess
• Local health service and welfare agencies, self and familyreferrals

R eferral process

• P hone - local health and w elfare agencies, fam ily referrals