Many families and individuals today cannot afford to pay their bills and feed themselves. They feel isolated, excluded and hopeless by harsh events in their lives e.g. unemployment, health problems, separation. BCP charity and our amazing volunteers offer people in financial crisis much-needed advice, support, signposting to other organisations who can help them, and foodbags of essentials to help them overcome the huge life problems they are facing.
Over 100 volunteers help every month by collecting on-date/surplus food from supermarkets and redistributing it in foodbags locally to ensure no one goes hungry. BCP volunteers distribute 3,000 food bags per year which provides 9,000 meals to people who would otherwise go hungry.
BCP Welcome Hub volunteers offer reliable informed advice and support to help people sort out their financial problems, and we provide free mobile phone, printer and internet access to enable people to arrange payment plans, and apply for benefits to which they may be entitled. BCP offers a subsidised 'social supermarket' for members to buy food cheaply, and social meals, warmbanks and energy-saving activities. We run 'English as a second language classes'; financial & digital basic training and wellbeing projects. We work closely with other local services especially Citizens Advice, debt management charities, mental health support, and other local charities like ShareWear which redistributes clothing and bedding to people in need. 

BCP relies on volunteers and we're grateful to all the local people who make BCP community charity possible, reducing isolation and building hope and social connections for many vulnerable people.

2025 is BCP's hardest time yet - many more people are needing help and support, and, it has never been harder to raise funds and donations. Please donate anything you can to support vulnerable people living in crisis poverty and make a real difference to someone's life today.