Bonny Downs Community Association
| Address | The Well Community Centre
49 Vicarage Lane
East Ham E6 6DQ |
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| How to donate | Any donations can be dropped to us any week day Mon-Fri. Also posting them is just as helpful to us |
| Currently accepting donations? | Yes |
| Make arrangement before donation? | No |
| Times for drop-off/donations | 9am-5pm 5 days a week |
| Contact | Gemma Stone-Wooster |
| Phone | 07534839416 |
| gemma.wooster@bonnydowns.org | |
| Website | https://bonnydowns.org/foodbank/ |
| What we do | In response to the rising levels of food poverty in our community, BDCA and Bonny Downs Baptist Church teamed up to launch a food bank in 2013. It has been open ever since and, sadly, food poverty has continued to increase. At the food bank, our team of compassionate local volunteers provide guests with who cannot afford to feed themselves and their children emergency food parcels, along with a free hot lunch to eat onsite. In April 2022, our food bank joined the Trussell Trust network. Around 2 in 3 food banks in the UK are part of this network, and joining has several advantages for both our team and our guests which you can read more about online. We also have recently opened a food club..... food clubs are designed to provide a regular support network and be part of a longer-term solution that empowers people and helps them to get their finances back on track. “For example, if a family has been attending our Food Bank for several weeks and still needs help, we can refer them to the Food Club for ongoing support,” says Kim Steward, co-manager of our Food Bank. By running two services in future, both our Wednesday Food Bank which has been operating since 2013 and our new Thursday Community Food Club, we hope to offer people in Newham a greater choice as well as more support in tackling the underlying causes of the poverty they face. How will the club help our community? We expect the club to provide support to a wide range of local people who face food poverty for different reasons. These may include local people who have lost their jobs or are struggling on benefits; overseas nationals who live here legally but receive no support under the UK’s government’s immigration policy; and others who are simply finding they can no longer afford to feed their families because of the cost of living crisis. In line with our strategy to provide longer-term support for people facing crisis, our Club will also offer ‘more than food’. We will have qualified advisors onsite, who can help members with a range of different issues and challenges. These include how to make a household budget, tips on managing money, and debt advice. We can also signpost people to other specialist support services, including the Citizens Advice Bureau, immigration advice, Shelter and other housing advice, and welfare benefits advice. We hope to run English classes in future too. “We’re excited about this new service and look forward to welcoming our neighbours in September” says Angie Allgood, Director of Partnerships at Bonny Downs. “We believe it will make a difference in our community, supporting our neighbours beyond their immediate crisis and giving them affordable food solutions over the longer-term.” |
| What we accept |
our most popular items are, washing powder, toilet roll , deodorants , shampoo and conditioner but honestly any of it is a huge help.
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| Accept part-used products? | No |
| Making a donation? |
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