About the charity
Who we are, who runs the charity, who helps us and how we account for every dollar.
It started with one Friday lunch
A few neighbours began cooking a Friday lunch in the community hall for anyone who wanted company. Within a year people were asking for food to take home, so we opened a small food bank in the back room.
Today the lunches run twice a week, the van delivers to people who cannot come in, and the advice desk helps with what sits behind an empty cupboard. We started in 2014 (sample).
- Nobody has to explain why they need food
- Volunteers do most of the work, so most of the money reaches the kitchen
- We publish what we spend, every year
Reports and accounts
What we raised, what we spent and what changed, published every year.
Registration
Registered charity no. 000000 (sample)
Registered office: 27 Linden Street, Springfield, ST 10001
Sample documents.
Staff and trustees
Four paid staff keep the centre open. The trustees, who give their time unpaid, make sure the money is spent as we say it is.
Grace Holloway
Centre manager
Runs the centre day to day and knows most visitors by their first name.
Daniel Mensah
Volunteer coordinator
Plans the rota, runs the welcome sessions and pairs every new volunteer with a buddy.
Ellie Brandt
Kitchen lead
Writes the lunch menu around what was donated that week, and teaches food safety.
Marco Ruiz
Deliveries
Plans the van rounds and keeps the stock room in order.
Board of trustees
The board meets every two months and signs off the yearly accounts.
Ruth Adeyemi
Chair
Peter Lindqvist
Treasurer
Hana Sato
Secretary
Joseph Okoro
Trustee
Sample names and roles.
Our partners
Local shops, schools and groups that give us food, space and time.
Linden Street Grocers
Northside Bakery
Springfield Library
Riverside School
Hillcrest Allotments
Oak Lane Community Hall
Sample partner names.
In their own words
“I came in for a food parcel the week my hours were cut. Nobody asked me to explain. I left with a bag of shopping and a time to see the advice desk.”
Sample story
Food bank visitor
“I drive the van on Thursdays. Some people on my round see nobody else all week, so I always stay for a cup of tea.”
Sample story
Volunteer driver
“We give every month because the accounts show where it goes. It is the first charity report I have read to the end.”
Sample story
Monthly donor
Stories are shared with each person’s written permission, without surnames. Sample stories.
Give a week of hot lunches.
$25 pays for a week of lunches for one neighbour (sample cost). Give once, or every month so we can plan the shopping.
Registered charity no. 000000 (sample). You get a receipt for every gift.