BRIC Donations Support Louth Charity Facing Low Stock
Building Resilience in Communities (BRIC) is supporting communities once again by responding to a call for help from Louth charity Neighbour’s Kitchen.
The Louth-based charity was running low on stock but continues to trust its ethos: “It’s better to give everything to those in need NOW because tomorrow is a battle when you are struggling.”
BRIC, which is based in Gainsborough, helped out by arranging food donations from a school and a local supermarket.
Neighbour’s Kitchen is based around supporting neighbours. The charity was born out of the first lockdown in March 2020 with a mission to offer hot, nutritious food to the vulnerable every day.
Paul Hugill, Founder of Neighbours Kitchen said: “Our mission is to feed our community hot, nutritious food daily, gifted to the most vulnerable. We try to make people realise that what they are going through is a temporary thing and in a few months later they will be the ones that donating back to the charity. This is how we are building a stronger world.
“Sometimes we have to call for help from our local community when we’re low on stock, and just as the number of requests for support was at critical earlier this year point Jo-Anne from BRIC turned up with bags of food collected from local organisations.”
Jo-Anne Tolley, a Support Co-ordinator at BRIC, responded to a call for help from the charity. She organised a food collection by a combination of donations from North Somercotes Primary School and people donating at the local Co-op. The primary school also held a non-uniform day where the students brought an item of food instead of money.
Jo-Anne said: “I responded to this call because I see the impact of rising living costs on local families. We all need a helping hand with something at some point.
“This proves that when we work together, beautiful things happen. It is beneficial for local services to work collaboratively and raise awareness of the support available in communities.”
BRIC is a locally focused charity supporting vulnerable children and their families in Lincolnshire. A support organisation with an amazing team and a big heart, it has changed the lives of many children and their families by providing emotional support and practical help.
If you are struggling after dealing with issues such as illness, disability, abuse, isolation, or the demands of having a young family, BRIC would like to hear from you. You can contact the charity by email at enquiries@bric.org.uk or call 01507 308030.
Notes for editors:
- Building Resilience in Communities is a locally focused charity supporting vulnerable children and their families in Lincolnshire. The charity helps children and families who are struggling after dealing with issues such as illness, disability, abuse, isolation, and the demands of having a young family.
- BRIC engage a team of volunteers to bring a diversity of skill and experience and sense of passion and heart.
- By working closely with the local community, schools, and local services the charity provides a collaborative approach that harnesses the experience and expertise of their partners and communities.
- In 2020 the charity took a time to re-brand, form a new vision and take a fresh approach in order to be more responsive and focused on the local need to:
- reach the most vulnerable in the communities at the earliest opportunity
- actively promote the good emotional health and well-being of children, adults, and communities —and for people to be happy
- demonstrate the best possible impact for the best value.
- Building Resilience in Communities is being driven by well-evidenced theory showing that the earliest interventions can have the biggest impact.
- BRIC have changed the lives of many children and their families by providing emotional support and practical help at the earliest opportunity.
