Free Food Provision

Could a free food club membership help you or your family with meals and support? Youth Spot Bar offers limited free Come Dine Food Lounge memberships for local residents and families in Barking and Dagenham who are facing financial hardship or food insecurity. The service offers meals, pantry support, workshops and activities at Park Centre in Dagenham. - Access to nutritious meals through the Food Club - Food pantry support for households - Free workshops and activities for members - Support for families with children or dependants affected by financial pressure - Priority for people on low incomes, unemployed, socially isolated, disabled or older adults who need extra support Cost: Free How to access: Request a referral through Joy.
Categories:
Food banks
Basic necessities (food/clothes)
Social prescribing
Volunteering
Service access criteria:

Come Dine Food Lounge – Service Access Criteria


To ensure these limited memberships reach those who would benefit most, priority will be given to residents who are experiencing financial hardship and meet one or more of the following criteria:

Receiving Universal Credit or other means-tested benefits.
Currently unemployed or actively seeking work.
Living on a low income and struggling with the rising cost of living.
Experiencing food insecurity or difficulty accessing nutritious meals.
Not currently receiving benefits but facing financial hardship.
Families with children or dependants affected by financial pressures.
Older adults, individuals with disabilities, or those experiencing social isolation who require additional support.
Residents referred by schools, health professionals, community organisations, housing providers, or support services.
Please note: Evidence of circumstances may be requested, and all applications will be reviewed to ensure the available memberships are allocated fairly to those most in need.

Youth Spot Bar welcomes referrals and self-referrals. If you feel you would benefit from this support, we encourage you to get in touch.

07495 071150
youthspotbar@outlook.com

Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Wheelchair accessible
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Dementia friendly
Non English speaking friendly
Waiting list (weeks): 1
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