SOFEA 

Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

TowFood - distribute food through larder hubs

working with schools to provide breakfast food for disadvantaged children

distribute food through food larders in Towcester and Roade

Grant to SOFEA

Grant to South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance

Larder hubs

Whilst many parents and/or responsible adults find it difficult to talk about sex with young people, especially those with learning disabilities or from families with a history of abuse, our ....more

Whilst many parents and/or responsible adults find it difficult to talk about sex with young people, especially those with learning disabilities or from families with a history of abuse, our programmes will also engage and involve parents, carers and guardians so that the information provided can be discussed and positively reinforced at home.

Units of technology

Deliver a network of Community Larders across South Northants. They have waived their membership fee during the crisis to allow anyone in need to access and benefit from the larder network.

Running 11 Community Larders supporting 752 members. SOFEA operates a fleet of 4 vans from Didcot, all requiring the monthly costs of leases, fuel, insurance and drivers. The Covid-19 Co-Op grant ....more

Running 11 Community Larders supporting 752 members. SOFEA operates a fleet of 4 vans from Didcot, all requiring the monthly costs of leases, fuel, insurance and drivers. The Covid-19 Co-Op grant will support these collective and essential ongoing costs.

COVID19 - This project will deliver individual therapeutic sessions for young people in South Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes who have been affected by COVID-19. Young people will develop resilience, ....more

COVID19 - This project will deliver individual therapeutic sessions for young people in South Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes who have been affected by COVID-19. Young people will develop resilience, engage better, and make informed life choices.

Grant to South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance

COVID19 : Purchase of storage equipment for a charity that supports vunerable and disadvantaged people accessing food in Buckinghamshire

Respond - Food Distribution

SOFEA will use funding to cover the scale-up up of their community larder project in areas of deprivation across Oxfordshire & Milton Keynes. The project is providing this community larder/food ....more

SOFEA will use funding to cover the scale-up up of their community larder project in areas of deprivation across Oxfordshire & Milton Keynes. The project is providing this community larder/food parcel service to members for free ensuring food supplies get to those who need it most during the coronavirus crisis pandemic.

Food distribution - Supply food to the more vulnerable in our communities. provide food boxes to our Community Larder members in 12 locations across Oxfordshire at no charge = 39 tonnes of food each ....more

Food distribution - Supply food to the more vulnerable in our communities. provide food boxes to our Community Larder members in 12 locations across Oxfordshire at no charge = 39 tonnes of food each month, providing 97,500 meals.

To provide SOFEA with funding to promote the growth of SOFEA's Community Larder programme within both Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire. Grant to be spent on following activities: - £150 per day to fund ....more

To provide SOFEA with funding to promote the growth of SOFEA's Community Larder programme within both Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire. Grant to be spent on following activities: - £150 per day to fund the additional time over prior contracted days for Claire Hughes who leads the Larder activity and who for the purpose of this grant reports directly to Richard Kennell, CEO of SOFEA - £150 per day for consultant costs for Kwame Asiedu for the development of the larder footprint in Milton Keynes, the nature and volume of work to be determined under the direction of Richard Kennell. - marketing materials, including but not limited to point of sale materials, artwork, videos, social media campaigns - brand identity development - development of a retailer loyalty scheme - development of smart card proposition for members

The step change in SOFEA’s Community Larder will be to grow the operation so that we can reach many more people in need from more locations, with a greater variety of food. With continued ....more

The step change in SOFEA’s Community Larder will be to grow the operation so that we can reach many more people in need from more locations, with a greater variety of food. With continued investment we can begin to increase the variety of stock we can offer our membership, to include chilled food. We will increase both the number of days the Community Larder operates and number of locations it operates from. By growing Community Larder we can further establish a sense of community among its membership in order to offer a support network for those facing one or more challenges brought on by the reality of food poverty.

The grant is towards developing a clear model and methodology for delivering mental health support across all settings to young people 18 - 25 years of age, who have previously accessed CAMHS ....more

The grant is towards developing a clear model and methodology for delivering mental health support across all settings to young people 18 - 25 years of age, who have previously accessed CAMHS services.

The project will run a programme to help young people and their families overcome a variety of issues and build confidence and skills.

Provides education and support to young people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable, with the aim of enabling them to progress successfully to further study or work.

Increasing capacity to service additional organisations to generate income and become more sustainable (new van, new chiller, more storage)

Improve life skills, education, employability and enterprise

Provision of fresh, in date, nutritious food to vulnerable groups.