Community is everything: we support our community by offering a free weekly hot meal and a foodbank. We help with financial hardship by offering support for benefit checking, help to apply, budgeting and income maximisation.

Every Monday, we offer a free hot lunch at Frampton Park Baptist church, E9 7PQ. No registration required, just turn up from 12pm. It is a warm and welcoming atmosphere where the community can relax, eat and socialise. Many of the ingredients we use are provided by the Felix Project, a charity that that fights food waste by distributing surplus food to good causes. The Felix Project also provide enough food for us to run a small open access foodbank every Friday. Pick up is at 12pm from Hackney Quest, E9 7AE.

Our community can also access hardship support and income maximisation through Hackney Quest. We have dedicated advisors that can provide 1:1 support with the following:

  • Benefit checking
  • Support to apply for unclaimed benefits
  • Support with council tax or housing arrears
  • Support to make relevant applications
  • Budgeting
  • Setting up payment plans
  • Looking for funding opportunities to apply for
  • Checking eligibility for Thames Water Help
  • Advice on social tariffs
  • Signposting and referrals
  • Suggestions for further support: food banks, community lunches, warm spaces, exercise classes etc

We work with clients on a case by case basis. We don't always have the solution but we will always listen, support and help find the right advice.

Unfortunately, we can't clear debt, get housing transfers or advise on immigration/asylum.