The Need Project
Health
We want to support our project leader and the van he uses for collecting and distributing food and furniture to those in need.
About this cause
The charity provides food, furniture, clothes and other items for free to those considered to be in need by statutory agencies. We provide a service to Central Bedfordshire and occasionally into the surrounding area. We employ a Project Leader and have provided him with a van to enable him to collect food from other providers and to collect and deliver furniture and other items as requested. Some large organisations have food baskets for customers to donate food for us. The rest of the work is carried out by approximately 40 volunteers who operate in a number of 'hubs' in Central Bedfordshire checking food dates, packing food parcels and delivering them to the people as requested. All workers are DBS certificated and work to safeguarding standards.
How this cause brings people in the community together
The project will support the people and their families who are referred to us as in need. The provision of food and other items enables them to provide for themselves and their children which will mean that they are able to live their lives more fully. The children will benefit by being able to concentrate on their education and enjoy activities with other children.