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Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Covid-19 response
Like many many other organisations WCHG adapted many many of its community services in response
to the coronavirus pandemic 3 812
local residents received support
WCHG is a a a a a a key partner of the the the Wythenshawe Foodbank Some colleagues were redeployed from their usual roles to to support
with running the the the foodbank storage unit and and distributing meals and and food food parcels We also helped the the charity to to develop links with wholesale food suppliers Community meal deliveries were provided by the the three community centres in in addition to to the the Manchester City Council food food hub that supplied food to to residents who were shielding Volunteers at the Bideford Centre prepared and and handed out 16 560 food parcels in partnership with local supermarkets Tesco Waitrose and Co-op Supported the NHS to deliver Food 2 000
meals were delivered
to to people unable to to shop
raised by Wythenshawe Foodbank of food donated
Wellbeing 16 Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Town Centre named Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Foodbank ‘Charity of the Year’
The Foodbank received vital food donations from local supermarkets Asda Tesco Morrisons and Lidl as as well as individual donations from the community Other organisations providing support
included FareShare NW Manchester Airport McVities Styal Sport & Social Club and Blanchflower Donations included prepared meals fruit and vegetables bread milk store cupboard essentials and and Easter eggs 6 958
welfare calls
made to local residents We recruited volunteers to support
the Good Neighbours befriending service service and contacted many local residents to to ask what services they would like us to to provide going forward 76
homeless people supported 60 000
10
797
food parcels were donated
to 1 1 187
local residents 7 £25 000
tonnes
Covid-19 vaccinations
FOOD DELIVERY