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Building on its community initiatives, new vision and working to develop its intergenerational work ENYP is expanding its urban garden project and is looking for some help!
A volunteer from ENYP said “Whether you have a history of being ‘green-fingered’, a love for the outdoors, or a desire to support charitable initiatives we’re looking for people to volunteer to be part of our project and donations of a range of garden items to help get us started.”
Urban Garden Project
As part of ENYP’s Reach project initiative, a new helpline is being launched to provide a framework for people who need help, support and signposting.
ENYP continues to reach out to thousands of families across Norwich and will shortly be expanding with the launch of new initiatives with local councils and churches to tackle food poverty and to meet identified current needs and challenges that people are facing. We continue to be overwhelmed with hearing the current needs throughout the national crisis and we are starting to develop and deliver new activities and initiatives to build on our current engagement in communities.
ENYP to launch new helpline
The Picnic project started in 2017 as an initiative to distribute fresh food to children and young people attending ENYP clubs and activities and to provide fresh food parcels to families in need. As a result of our work with families and seeing the emerging needs within local communities
Picnic Project
Pioneer Centres help to resource community based mission in local community areas. They provide entry points for the community and they develop a range of different services and community initiatives. Examples of provision may include; community cafe, skill development, children and youth provision, volunteer placements, support projects and outreach.
Pioneer Centres
During most of the outbreak of Covid-19, ENYP was unfortunately unable to deliver our regular clubs and initiatives, due to government restrictions.
However, we continued to feed hundreds of families and vulnerable people through our Picnic project, through careful and diligent provision of donated and purchased food.
Our first social supermarket launched last summer at Russell Street Community Centre in NR2 and the opening hours are three times a week: from 4-6pm on Mondays, from 11am to 1pm on Wednesdays and from 9-11am on Fridays.
The supermarket provides a range of food products, including fresh and frozen produce, as well as household essentials, all at highly discounted prices.
Social Supermarket