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Status
Received: 78 days late
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Income
£2.2K
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Spending
£5.4K
Public benefits
Purpose 1. To relieve poverty and hunger of the inhabitants of Newcastle and its surrounding areas in County Down who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or at risk of social exclusion through the provision of emergency food aid, relief, goods and advice. The direct benefits which flow from this are that people in poverty and hunger are
fed, receive food safe for consumption both of which promotes the improvement of mental and physical health and being signposted to other agencies enables them to get help and support for the outlying issues such as addiction, debt, housing issues, ensuring they receive benefits they may be entitled to, getting practical needs met such as provision of furniture, warm packs, money management help, and any other help they may need. These benefits are demonstrated through data capture and feedback from clients and agencies. There is a slight risk of harm in that the client may become dependent on aid. This is alleviated through a voucher system whereby a referral agency issues a voucher to the person in need. They can receive in total 3 vouchers in a 6 month period. The charity's benefits are provided to those in poverty and hunger and to their families. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. Purpose 2. To relieve sickness among the inhabitants by provision of healthy nutrition and food hygiene practice and the provision of services required to ease their suffering. The direct benefits that flow from this are that those in receipt of healthy nutritious food find reduced stress levels and are advised of other support agencies that may be able to help them. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from clients and agencies. Cooking classes are planned in the future to show clients how to cook nutritious meals, how to look after their health and food hygiene education. There is a risk of harm in that the client may receive damaged or out of date food. Stringent stock control and training of volunteers should reduce this harm. There is also the risk of depletion of stock. Again this is reduced through the monitoring of stock, and circulation of needs throughout contacts, public awareness events and regular reports. There is no private benefit. Purpose 3. To promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity building and community development programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit. The direct benefits that flow are that those in receipt of emergency food hampers experience increased self awareness and confidence, decreased stress, narrows the gap between those who have and those who have not. They are signposted to other support organisations thus decreasing isolation and social exclusion and increasing communication,social skills and abilities and so becoming less reliant on services and building up their own resilience. These benefits are demonstrated through evaluations from referral agencies, clients anecdotal evidence and an increased public awareness of needs in the local community.The foodbank highlights need in our community. Many of our volunteers are retired and have found that volunteering has increased social skills and self confidence. The Pantry Foodbank through its provision of facilities and community awareness raising narrows the gaps between the have and have-nots, creating equality.The Pantry Foodbank is run entirely by volunteers drawn from the community. Every item of food, cleaning products, hygiene products are donated by members of the public, community groups, schools and churches. This encourages people to be considerate of one another and raise awareness of need in the local community.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Pantry Foodbank provides emergency food hampers to those in need living in the Newcastle and surrounding areas in County Down.Such people are identified by agencies such as Saint Vincent de Paul, Citizen's Advice Bureau, Home Start, Sure Start, PIPS, local churches. These food hampers also include cleaning products and toiletries. Clients are
referred by said agencies. We have a chat with them, identify gaps in care and signpost to other agencies if necessary. We operate in Newcastle on Monday and Thursday afternoons from 1-4pm and providing emergency food aid for at least 3 days.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- General public
- Unemployed/low income
How the charity works
- Community development
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
