Project Food

Project Food

01297 631782

A helping hand to healthy eating

Project Food is about good food and good health. It is about the importance of cooking, eating and sharing real food. It is also about improving our understanding of the links between the food we eat and health we get to enjoy. We support people to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to eat nutritious food. We run free cooking groups and one to one support to help people to cook from scratch and understand food labelling and the links between food and health, so that they can make better food choices. We also help people to overcome difficulties they have cooking and helping people they care for to eat well. We encourage people to eat together and give them the chance to try new foods in a fun, non-threatening way to help them to improve their diets. We operate from the Axminster Hospital kitchen. All our sessions are free: we rely on the generosity of our supporters to help us to help people in our communities who most need support.

Why the community needs us
We help people to turn around their lives: people struggling with ill health because they lack the support, skills or confidence to eat better. We help people to see how they can introduce changes to their lives, supporting them as they take control over what they eat. We have helped many people to reverse their diagnosis of pre-diabetes; supported people with severe and chronic mental health problems to feel better as they eat better; and we have helped hundreds of young people to develop the skills they will need for good health for the future.

Since coronavirus hit in March 2020, due to the catastrophic effect that it had on many people's lives both emotionally and financially, we have been supplying scores of free fruit and veg boxes and homemade meals to people who are struggling. We fundamentally believe that everyone should have access to nutritious food.

Our impact on the community
People have better diets so are much healthier. The people who come to our sessions not only have better cooking skills and knowledge of healthy eating, but they also have increased confidence, better self esteem and develop life skills. Parents can feed their children better, so they can concentrate at school and avoid some of the difficulties associated with obesity and poor diet. Similarly, when men are widowed, or their wives become sick, they they may be totally unprepared to look after themselves. Our cooking for one and carers sessions help them to develop skills to feed themselves and their partners well and connect with others in a similar situation - helping them to feel less isolated and better supported.

Volunteers needed

General office work, sorting free fruit and vegetable boxes, helping to promote the charity, cooking deliveries,

What your gift could provide

£10

will provide two free fruit / veg boxes to those most in need.

£25

will provide food for a group cooking session for people with serious mental health problems.

£100

will help four families receive fruit and veg boxes and support for a month.

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Charity Information

Telephone: 01297 631782

Address: Axminster Hospital, Chard Road, AXMINSTER Devon EX13 5DU

Established in: 2006

Registered charity no.: 1173120