What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The founder of All Communities Connect CIC, which runs a food bank in Hunslet, has been awarded a Golden Heart award for his humanitarian services. Innocent Igiehon started distributing food to people in need during the Covid pandemic from his church and set up the social enterprise to cope with
In a significant step toward supporting local families and promoting community well-being, Hamara has launched a brand new on-site community foodbank container. Based at the heart of Beeston, this foodbank is now open and ready to provide essential support to other communities who then can provide support to those in
Every Wednesday morning a team descends on the Holbeck club and the Slung Low foodbank springs into life. As we’ve reported previously, when the pandemic hit last year, Slung Low redirected their theatrical skills from organising shows to running a foodbank for people in LS11 and beyond. I’m proud to
2020 has been a very challenging year for many of us. Manorfield Hall in Belle Isle has arranged a foodbank for those who are struggling or need a little extra hand. The Foodbank will be open on Mondays and Thursdays and is open for donations if you can help. Throughout
Food poverty in South Leeds has become more apparent in recent weeks as families see a drop in their incomes due to furlough or unemployment. It is times like this that make our foodbanks a vital resource for our community. The Trussell Trust Leeds South & East Foodbank at St
Lockdown and working from home with two small children in the house is a nightmare, but I am one of the lucky ones, I still have a job. I was sat at home last Friday (3 April 2020) and thinking how can I help, then a few community grant funds
Two groups fighting food poverty in Leeds have opened a new shared warehouse in Beeston thanks to a grant from Asda’s “Fight Hunger, Create Change” programme. The warehouse, on the Parkside industrial estate, comes complete with two huge inflatable chiller rooms for fresh food and a fork lift truck to
Charity there “to help those in crisis” is “in crisis.” Since 2013 the Leeds South and East Foodbank has been a charity helping people in crisis. It has provided food to help people in the short term and signposted them to organisations who can help them solve the long term
Our latest entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by the Leeds South & East Foodbank, the volunteer community group fighting hunger and poverty. For details of how YOUR community group can enter please click here. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 28 February 2018. Leeds
For most of us Christmas is a time to be merry, a time for presents and the clinking of glasses. But for many people on low incomes Christmas is a lonely and miserable time, made worse by the presumption that everyone is having a great time. So, we are appealing