Our impact
Food and cooking brings people together and breaks down barriers. But it’s also so much more.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, we:
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Delivered 475workshops and sessions |
Engaged 10,670people directly in activities |
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Provided 1,581home cookboxes |
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Served 1,765lunch club meals |
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Helped 1,018children and young people to make their own lunch |
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Supported 758families in social cooking groups |
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As well as other projects, including with ethnic minority groups, adults and young people with additional needs, unemployed and people out of work.
We do more than help people learn to cook. The benefits we create for individuals, families and communities include:
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increased self-reliance
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improved self-confidence
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better mental health
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meaningful social interaction
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increased feelings of self-worth.
Our lunchclub has drawn residents out of their homes to eat together, share and chat. We have identified people that need urgent or additional help and been able to sort something out. These needs would have gone unnoticed before
We got given a Cookbox and my daddy cooked for the first time. It was yummy! I am so proud of him!
The Friendly Food Club has helped me with a few simple recipes and skills that I can now cook at home. I am feeling stronger, confident and proud that I can now cook cheap and healthy meals for my family
I was finding life a struggle having moved to a new area. I have made new friends, learned new skills and it has helped my mental health
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