Nine organisations in North Belfast have jointly coordinated their responses to help the community with a Foodbank Programme.
These groups are funded by the North Belfast Strategic Good Relations Programme, which is delivered in partnership by the Executive Office (TEO) and the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (NICRC).
Volunteers are working across traditional boundaries to meet the daily needs of communities.
The Programme has seen 50 volunteers deliver 10,000 Covid-19 directories, 550 help packs provided to hostels and sheltered accommodation, and even 200 people served daily at a North Belfast soup kitchen, as well as many other notable deeds.
I’ve been in parts of North Belfast that I’d never seen before but people don’t mind where you are from when you are bringing them help
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Key Work-to-Date
- 50 volunteers from across North Belfast working on the Food Bank Programme.
- Produced and delivered 10,000 Covid-19 directories of key contacts and information for those in need.
- 550 packs delivered to Hostels and Sheltered Accommodation.
- 900 Homeless Packs delivered across Belfast to date.
- 450 Packs Delivered to those shielding with underlying health conditions.
- 200 Served per day at a North Belfast Soup Kitchen.
- 131 Older People receiving fresh meals provided by local businesses.
- 50 Vulnerable Adults receiving 3 meals per day.
- 996 Family Food Hampers delivered.
- 1000 Sunflower Kits distributed as part of N Belfast in Bloom Challenge.
- Organised rubbish skips for local areas.
Organisation Involved
The 9 organisations are jointly co-ordinating their responses to cover the whole of North Belfast and Shankill areas are:
- The Vine Centre
- Ligoniel Improvement Association
- Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum
- Ballysillan Community Forum
- Greater Whitewell Surgery
- Loughview Community Action partnership
- Ardoyne Youth Enterprise
- Intercomm
- Upper Ardoyne Community partnership.
The groups take referrals from Elected Reps, Local Council and Sure Start amongst others.