Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry & COVID-19 Food Distribution
RCCG New Wine Assembly expanded its Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry to provide food distribution and cooked meals for vulnerable members of the community during COVID-19. Approximately £29,600 was committed towards food distribution, cooked meals, transport, logistics and community welfare support.
Period
2020–2021
Funder
London Community Response Fund / National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Response Fund / City Bridge Trust. Match funding from RCCG New Wine Assembly.
£29.6k
Committed to food & welfare
Hot meals
Delivered to homes
3
Funder coalition
What
What we delivered
An emergency expansion of our Love Your Neighbour Food Pantry into full-scale food distribution and hot cooked-meal delivery during the COVID-19 crisis.
Why
Why this work mattered
When lockdown hit, vulnerable East Ham residents — older people, isolated families, people who had lost work — were left without reliable access to food. We already had a food pantry, trusted community relationships and willing volunteers; we scaled it.
How
How we delivered it
- 01
Expanded the pantry's intake and storage capacity.
- 02
Stood up a hot-meals operation cooking for vulnerable households.
- 03
Coordinated volunteer drivers for doorstep delivery.
- 04
Added welfare check-ins to every drop-off.
Impact
The impact
Approximately £29,600 of funded support reached the community as food parcels, hot meals and welfare contact during one of the hardest periods East Ham has faced.
"The team didn't just bring food. They brought a phone call, a check-in, and the feeling that someone knew we were here."
Highlights
- ~£29,600 committed to food and welfare support
- Hot cooked meals delivered to vulnerable residents
- Logistics, transport and volunteer coordination
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