COVID-19 Food and Cooked Meals Support
Practical food and cooked meal support for vulnerable individuals and families during the COVID-19 crisis, helping people access essential support during a period of hardship and isolation.
Period
2020–2021
Funder
National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Response Fund, administered by City Bridge Trust through the London Community Response Fund
What
What we delivered
A focused cooked-meals and food support stream running in parallel with our wider pandemic response.
Why
Why this work mattered
Many vulnerable residents could access dry-goods parcels but could not cook for themselves. Hot meals filled that gap.
How
How we delivered it
- 01
Daily cooking rota run by trained volunteers.
- 02
Targeted delivery to shielding and isolated residents.
- 03
Coordinated with statutory and voluntary partners to avoid duplication.
Impact
The impact
Reliable, dignified hot meals for residents who otherwise would have gone without during lockdown.
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