About us
In Oct 2018 Elgin Community Kitchen was formed, as a food based social enterprise the organisation provided:
In excess of 2000 meals to local children in the holidays
Healthy eating workshops for 80 children
25 weekly pay as you feel Fareshare markets
4 corporate buffets
Fully inclusive volunteering opportunities for 6 people
Work placements for 8 students
Chargeable day service for one young person
Employment for 6 people
2200 hot meals delivered and served to pensioners in their own homes
400 hot meals delivered to Age concern for dementia cafe service users
Partnership work with other social enterprises
Low cost healthy food to the Children centre users
The benefits to the local community from the list above include empowerment of local people, tacking poverty, promoting positive mental health, relieving isolation in older people, employment and many more.
A couple of our smiley volunteers.
Working to keep our local community fed with delicious meals.
We want to help Gateshead live it’s best life, the directors are all from here and have grown up around these streets. Between us, we have witnessed firsthand the problems facing our communities and would like to have a positive impact on these issues. Personally, we would like to help local people reach their full potential As a social enterprise needs to be sustainable and not rely on grants, one way we generate income is to offer chargeable work placements and job coaching to those with barriers to employment. Our day service also offers clients to work with us across a range of activities and become part of our social network which includes events, friendship groups and trips.