What is the Food & Community Hub?
The Food and Community Hub offers an opportunity to eat a free meal together, or simply sit and have a tea or coffee and a natter with neighbours. Citizens Advice is on hand to help with queries around benefits, housing, debts and more. Volunteers at the Food and Community Hub provide a listening ear to anyone and everyone. There is also a food bank onsite.
The Next Steps Project provides coaching support if there is a goal you want to achieve and you don’t know where to start.
How do I receive emergency food aid?
Come to the Food and Community Hub and speak to one of the friendly volunteers who will provide an immediate food parcel. If ongoing food help is required, an appointment with a Citizens Advice advisor is arranged. This is to discuss your need for further food parcels, to make sure you receive all the benefits you are entitled to, and to signpost to any other relevant support services.
When is the Hub open?
The Food & Community Hub is open in Belper Baptist Church between 12pm and 2pm every Tuesday and Friday with the exceptions of Bank Holidays.
How can I find the Hub?
As you head North from the town centre, you will find the Hub inside the Baptist Chapel on Bridge Street in Belper; we are next door to the Devonshire Pub and opposite The Rifleman’s. When we are open there will normally be a banner with the Food & Community Hub logo clearly displayed on the railings outside – just come straight in – we don’t bite.
Contact Details:
Foodhub email foodhub@hopeforbelper.com or telephone 07798914048
Follow & message the foodhub http://facebook.com/hopeforbelper/ or www.instagram.com/hopeforbelper/
Next Steps Project email nextsteps@hopeforbelper.com or telephone 07923370733
Donating food or money
We welcome donations and if you are able to add to your shopping basket to support us you will find occasional updates on our Facebook page as to which food items we particularly need – just click on the link http://facebook.com/hopeforbelper/
Or visit https://www.bankthefood.org and download the app for updates of food that we require.
There are several places you can donate food and toiletries:
- Belper Cooperative shops (Whitemoor Lane, Strutt Street, Sandbed Lane Openwoodgate.)
- Morrisons
- Most churches
- Food & Community Hub on Tuesdays and Fridays between 10 and 11am
The facebook page also has a Donate button, including a facility to gift aid, and monies donated this way will go to the Hope for Belper General Fund.
Donations can also be made via Just Giving https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/hopeatthehub
If you would like to set up a one-off Bank Transfer or regular Standing Order, contact treasurer@hopeforbelper.com
If you have any questions about donating, please email donate@hopeforbelper.com
Derbyshire Dales Citizens Advice now operate appointments and drop-in clinics at the Hub:
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