!! SAVE OUR CENTRE !!
North Newcastle Food Bank & Families First

!!! Need Your Help !!!

When Families 1st was initially established, our intention was to help provide S.E.N support for adults & children within the local & broader community, having experienced an absence of such in our own lives. We set out helping with access to state provisions & support through educational reviews . As part of that support we found these issues consistently caused, or were compounded by further difficulties within the household & began a broader holistic approach, providing uniforms, educational tools, household goods, care parcels & eventually food parcels. The response to our appeals for produce & products was overwhelming but amongst the wonderful positive contributions, we also noticed a number of calls & request for support & though our attempts to meet these needs, in 2019 we added Poverty & Mental health to our Charity constitution & the North Newcastle Food Bank was established.

During early 2020, amid crippling lock downs & Covid uncertainty, we were offered the Brunswick Park Centre in Brunswick Village by Newcastle City Council, accepting our new HQ under a Tenancy at will.

Due to the combined impact of an already overwhelming cost of living & the unfolding Covid crisis - demand sky rocketed & in the months & years since we have continued to collect surplus foods from patrons, packing & delivering an estimated 70k+ parcels to families & individuals dealing with needless struggle.

We have always relied almost entirely on a volunteer work force, with our CEO, drivers, Trustee’s & food bank staff, all contributing their time & effort for free.

Since the beginning we have always ensured all money was immediately reinvested directly into providing essential services to our client base, however due to issues under covid conditions we fell into arrears with out rent. Since signing our current tenancy we have met all payments & operational requirements.

However, we currently owe £8731.86 to Newcastle City Council.

We are asking for your support.

In order to fulfill our long term goals & ambitions & continue to support vulnerable people we are asking for donations, as little as £1.00 - £5.00 to help clear the debt.

We have set up a go fund me
HERE

& believe with the support & unity of our community, we can wipe the slate & continue with the momentum we have to build for the incredible families and individuals we serve..

Amanda Boyce Founder & CEO