I have been volunteering with Feeding the Homeless and vulnerable in Norwich, Norfolk, UK since 2016.
Anon have 4 groups of people who volunteer to cook main and dessert meals. The groups take turns in going out every 4 weeks. We are a grassroots group of volunteers. Most of the volunteers have full time jobs with various backgrounds. Here on 400% bonus casino you can learn more. We are always in need of volunteers, so please contact us if you are interested in volunteering.
We cook at home and take the food to Norwich where we serve the clients. We cook enough food to feed at least 70-100 people. Sometimes we get less visitors and sometimes we get more. It has not been unknown to feed 90+.
Any food we have left over at the end of the night we take to St Martins Hostel in Norwich, or Hinde House, Norwich.
We serve the clients hot meals, both mains and desserts. We sometimes also have cakes, crisps, drinks, snacks and fruit. This is dependent on what food we have received that week in donations. Donations come from the general public, Tesco, Lidl, Marks and Spencers and Morrisons supermarkets. Greggs also donate to us.
As well as feeding the homeless some of us in the Wymondham/Hethersett area, have been looking after families who have fallen on hard times throughout this pandemic. We provide food as and when needed with no questions asked.
So, if you are in our area and in need of a food parcel, get in touch.
FEEDING THE HOMELESS during Covid-19
In April 2020 out volunteers continued to cook. Cooking for 45 clients . These clients were being housed in emergency accommodation in Norwich. We provided hot food, a main and a dessert, once a day along with snacks and toiletries. To date 4 May 2020, the covid-19 team were providing 315 mains and 315 desserts every week.
We got NO funding for the food we cooked and took to the clients 7 days every week. This cooking took place since when it was first made known that the homeless were being housed in hostels and emergency accommodation/hotel. We totally relied on the generosity of the general public and the donated surplus supermarket food.
I believe The Feed organised by Norwich City Council were taking food into the hotel for breakfast and lunch.
When we are out and about helping the vulnerable in Norwich we also take clothes, including waterproof jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, thermal underwear, ladies and gents underwear, sleeping bags, rucksacks and toiletries. These items are often received from donations from the general public.
We sometimes get cash donations with which we usually buy meat.
But sometimes we do get donated fresh and/or frozen meat, which is wonderful and we are always happy to receive it and fill our freezers.
I often post on my Facebook page sharing with everyone what I am cooking for that evening, and this generates interest and sometimes it leads to donations.
Banana bread made from donations received
Sometimes the donations are delivered personally or we arrange collection. You can also access the Wish List on the Amazon website and the donations get delivered directly to our door. Always remember to write your name on the order so we know who to thank on social media.
The volunteers sometimes have to buy food to cook, especially meat. If we do receive monetary donations we also buy toiletries as we can run out of these quite often and we need more supplies.
We use Aluminium foil food containers to keep the food hot, especially for the clients on the streets. We sometimes get these through donations otherwise we have to buy and these are quite expensive.
We, Anon are very happy to receive donations through our Wish List on the Amazon Wish List. Thank you for your support.
If you want to make a monetary donation there is a Donation Link on these pages which pay into a paypal account. We use this money to buy food ingredients and or toiletries for the homeless clients we see each week. Once again, Many thanks.
As at July 2021 we are continuing to provided hot food, toiletries, clothing, sleeping bags etc etc …
We are now situated at the back of the market in front of the City Hall… We serve from 7pm every Sunday evening. Come rain or shine we are always there.
Unfortunately we don’t have any shelter from rain and or snow, but we have continued to be there for our guys.
Band of Builders donated a gazebo to us. We helped feed their builders when they were doing some charity work in Norwich during the pandemic and they kindly donated a gazebo to us. This has helped to keep some of the food and/or clothing protected from the weather. Band of Builders is a charity and they do some wonderful work, check them out. https://www.bandofbuilders.org/
We also have 2 Walking Street teams who walk the city taking food and supplies to the guys who are bedded down somewhere within the city area. The clients, if required receive hot food, a hot drink, snacks, cold drinks, toiletries, sleeping bags, underwear, socks, hats, gloves, thermals and a snack bag, which usually contains a sandwich, a chocolate snack bar, some fruit and a drink, which gives them something to eat the next day.
If you are interested in volunteering to Help Feed the Homeless in Norwich, Norfolk, UK, drop me an email and we can arrange to talk.
We couldn’t do this work without the donations from you wonderful people. THANK YOU.