Warm Hubs Guide
Food Alliance Network Cost of living response
Enfield
WELCOME
Since November 2020, Enfield Food Alliance, with support from Enfield Council, has been working with partner organisations to reduce food poverty, secure funding of over £370k for our members and build trust to enable our members to collaborate and extend their activities and services. The cost of living increases mean that our collaborative approach to tackling food poverty is even more relevant to our communities in Enfield.
This guide has been developed to help our members and others to set up a Warm Hub in response to the cost of living crisis. You can find a directory of Warm Hubs on our website.
As part of Enfield Food Alliance’s Warm Hubs Network, you will receive a free Warm Hub pack and you will be kept informed of new developments and funding opportunities, as well as being involved in shaping Enfield Food Alliance’s ‘Food Poverty Summit’ planned for February 2023.
If you wish to become a member of Enfield Food Alliance, please complete our membership form or email enfield.foodalliance@gmail.com
December 2022
This guide was complied by Enfield Food Alliance , credit CLIP and WRCC
Dionne John
Enfield Food Alliance Coordinator
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Choosing a venue
Make sure your Warm Hub is accessible to everyone, including people with mobility issues.
Consider health and safety issues and complete a risk assessment. Check out the facilities, e.g. toilets, kitchen and warm space area to make sure it is suitable for your service users and activities. Consider how many people the venue can accommodate.
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Organising
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Consider bright lighting for those with visual impairments and blue LED lights and a quieter areas within the setting to be more autism friendly.
Set up a weekly monitoring process to capture accurately the number of people being supported and their demographic: Pensioners, Families with Children or Other.
Consider allowing people to bring in their own flask or food to heat-up.
Encouraged people to come in and spend time to warm-up with no pressure to do anything specific.
Taking care of staff and volunteers’ wellbeing is also vital because they themselves may be facing financial hardship.
Consider providing activities such as a repair club, healthy cooking classes, physical activities, board games, art therapy, knitting, and activities for children and young people. Also, consider offering device charging and access to free WiFi.
Signpost to wider local support services and make available Enfield’s Worrying about Money leaflet.
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ENFIELD FOOD ALLIANCE WARM HUBS DETAILS
MONDAY
• Phoenix Family Support Services Pantry, 229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP – 9-11am & 3.30-6.30pm
• ECYPS, The Ark, 500 Montagu Road , N9 OUR – 3.30-5pm and Alan Pullinger Youth Centre, John Bradshaw Road ,Southgate, N14 6BN – 10-3pm ½ terms only.
• Community Smiles, Vincent House, Nags Head Road, EN3 7FN – 3-6pm
TUESDAY
• Phoenix Family Support Services Pantry, 229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP – 9-11am & 3.30-6.30pm
• Rumi Mosque, 337 Fore Street, N9 ONU – 10am-12.30pm
• ECYPS, The Ark, 500 Montagu Road , N9 OUR – 11-1pm and Alan Pullinger Youth Centre, John Bradshaw Road ,Southgate, N14 6BN – 10-3pm ½ terms only.
• Enact, Enfield Island Village Youth Centre, 14-16 Island Centre Way, EN3 6GS – 4-8.30pm
WEDNESDAY
• Enact, Enfield Island Village Youth Centre, 14-16 Island Centre Way, EN3 6GS – 3-6.30pm
• Ponders End Food Hub, 378 High Street, Ponders End, EN3 4DG – 12-2pm
• Phoenix Family Support Services Pantry, 229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP – 3.30-6.30pm
• ECYPS, Ponders End Youth Centre, 129-139 South Street, Ponders End, EN3 4PX – 7.30pm-8.30pm
• Community Smiles, Vincent House, Nags Head Road, EN3 7FN – 3-6pm
• Daisybeats, St Edmunds Church Hall, 115 Hertford Road, N9 7EN – 3.45-4.45pm (Restricted to St Edmunds Primary School families only)
• Exodus, 1 Croyland Youth Centre, Croyland Road, N9 7BA – 4.30-7.30pm
Thursday
• Phoenix Family Support Services Pantry, 229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP – 3.30-6.30pm
• Edmonton Islamic Centre Mosque, Raynham Road, N18 2SJ – 11-1pm
• Exodus, 1 Croyland Youth Centre, Croyland Road, N9 7BA – 4.30-7.30pm
Friday
• Enfield Caribbean Association, Green Towers Community Centre, Plevna Road, N9 OBU – 12-3pm
• Phoenix Family Support Services Pantry, 229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP – 3.30-6.30pm
• ECYPS, The Ark, 500 Montagu Road , N9 OUR – 3.30-5pm and Alan Pullinger Youth Centre, John Bradshaw Road ,Southgate, N14 6BN – 7.30-8.30pm
• Community Smiles, Vincent House, Nags Head Road, EN3 7FN – 3-6pm
• Exodus, 1 Croyland Youth Centre, Croyland Road, N9 7BA – 4.30-7.30pm
• Enact, Enfield Island Village Youth Centre, 14-16 Island Centre Way, EN3 6GS – 4-8.30pm
Saturday
• ECYPS, The Ark, 500 Montagu Road , N9 OUR – 11-12.30pm
• Fore Street Pantry, Edmonton Methodist Church, 300 Fore Street, N9 OPN –11-1pm
• Daisybeats, St Edmunds Church Hall, 115 Hertford Road, N9 7EN – 12-1pm
• St Demetrios Foodbank, Corner of Logan Road, Town Road, N9 0LP – 12- 2pm
• Ordnance Pantry, Adjacent to 100 Ordnance Road, EN3 6BW – 1-3pm
Sunday
• Nigerian Catholic Community, St Edmunds Church Hall, 115 Hertford Road, N9 7EN – 1-2pm & 6.307.30pm
• Chicken Shed, 290 Chase Side, London N14 4PE – 9.30-11am and 11.30-1.30pm
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1. NIGERIAN CATHOLIC Lower Edmonton COMMUNITY
Communal dining
St Edmunds Church Hall, 115 Hertford Road, N9 7EN
Sundays 1-2pm and 6.30-7.30pm
Two course hot meal for up to 30 people twice a week at risk of poverty and social isolation. No referrals needed.
5. DAISYBEATS Lower Edmonton AFRICAN SUPPORT
Take away meals Schools & young people
Communal dining
St Edmunds Church Hall, 115 Hertford Rd, N9 7EN Saturdays 12-1pm and Wednesdays 3.45-4.45pm
Hot lunches on Sat. for up to 40 people, all welcome no referrals needed. Plus free take home meals every Wed. for 50 families referred by St Edmunds primary school.
6. ECYPS Lower Edmonton
Communal dining
229 Bounces Road, N9 8LP
Edmonton
2. PHOENIX FAMILY SUPPORT Lower SERVICES PANTRY
Mondays & Tuesdays 9-11am, Weekdays: Monday to Friday 3.30-6.30pm
Healthy breakfast served Mondays and Tuesdays for up to 30 people and cultural food parcels to take home monthly. Plus access to skills training, group therapy, workshops and chat with trained volunteer for more help. Family learning five days a week for 50 families with children and access to a hot meal, arts & crafts, physical activities and homework support. All sessions everyone welcome no referrals needed. Residents have an opportunity to register for the Pantry for subsidised groceries, personal hygiene items and other support services.
3. RUMI MOSQUE Lower Edmonton
Communal dining
Rumi Mosque, 337 Fore Street, N9 ONU
Tuesdays 10am-12.30pm
Healthy cultural breakfast for 30 people at risk of food and fuel poverty, and social isolation.
4. ENACT Enfield Lock
Enfield Island Village Youth Centre, 14-16 Island Centre Way, EN3 6GS
Tuesdays 3-6.30pm and Fridays 4-8.30pm
A hot meal on Tuesdays for 30 young people attending the youth provision and Fridays or 30 families at the family hub. No referrals necessary.
Communal dining Take-away meals
Schools & young people
The Ark, 69 Goodwin Road, N9 OUR Mondays 3.30-5.30pm, Tuesday 11-1pm, Wednesdays 7.30-8.30pm, Fridays 3.30-5.30pm, 7.30-8.30, Saturdays 11-12.30pm. ½ termly 103pm Mondays and Tuesdays
Lunchtime hot drinks and healthy snacks three days a week. Priority for families who attend our food banks. 12 take-away meals on Saturdays 11-12pm for families. Hot meals and access to literacy programme for 20 children attending the after school club at The Ark on Mondays & Fridays. Hot meals for 45 young people and their parents 3.30-6.30pm: Wed. (Ponders End Youth Centre) & Fri. (Alan Pullinger Youth Centre). All welcome.
Edmonton
7. EDMONTON ISLAMIC Upper CENTRE MOSQUE
dining EIC Mosque, Raynham Road, N18 2SJ Thursdays 11-1pm
A warm space with hot drinks and healthy snacks for 50 people. No referrals needed.
8. COMMUNITY SMILES Ponders End
Vincent
House, Nags Head Road, EN3 7FN Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 3-6pm
A hot meal three days a week to sit in at the cafe or take home. For parents and their children of all ages. All welcome, no referrals needed.
Communal
Communal dining
Communal dining
Take-away meals
9. PONDERS END Ponder End FOOD HUB
Communal dining
Ponders End Methodist Church, 378 High Street, EN3 4DG Wednesdays 12-2pm
A hot drink, main meal, wellbeing and other activities for 15 people once a week. Everyone welcome, no referrals needed.
13. ORDNANCE PANTRY Enfield
Communal dining
Food Market
Ordnance Methodist Church, EN3 6BW Saturdays 1-3pm
Culturally suitable 2 course free hot main meal and a hot drink for up to 80 people once a week. Chat with trained volunteers, if help is needed. Everyone welcome, no referrals necessary and an opportunity to register for the Pantry for subsidised groceries, personal hygiene items, household essentials and other support services.
10. ENFIELD CARIBBEAN Edmonton Green ASSOCIATION
Communal dining
Green Tower Community Centre, Plevna Road, N9 0BU
Fridays 12-3pm
Light exercise classes and nutritious culturally reflective 2 course hot meals for 25 African and Caribbean pensioners vulnerable to the cold and living in low income households. Many with underlining medical conditions and disabilities. Everyone welcome and no referrals needed.
14. FORE STREET Edmonton Green HUB PANTRY
Home deliveries Take away meals Food Market
Edmonton Methodist Church, 300 Fore Street, N9 OPN Saturdays 11-1pm
Cultural suitable cooked meals delivered to 40 African and Caribbean pensioners with mobility issues. Also, 15 takeaway meals made available for our Pantry members and homeless weekly. Everyone welcome, no referrals needed. Plus an opportunity to register for the Pantry for subsidised groceries, personal hygiene items, household essentials and other support services.
11. EXODUS Lower Edmonton
Communal dining
Schools and young people
Croyland Youth Centre, Croyland Road , N9 7BA Wednesdays and Thursdays 4.30-7.30pm and Fridays 4.30-9pm
Freshly prepared meals Wednesdays and Thursdays 4.307.30pm for 20 young people and their parents to take home each session.
15. CHICKEN SHED THEATRE Southgate
Community cafe Schools and young people
290 Chase Side, Chase Side, N14 4PE Day and Dates to be confirmed
Weekly access to drama workshops for 50 young people including those with disabilities and special education needs living in low income families. Plus access for their families to a warm cafe space with free refreshments which includes a hot drink and a biscuit.
12. ST DEMETROIS Edmonton Green
FOODBANK
Communal dining
St Demetrois Corner of Logan Road, Town Road, London N9 0LP
Providing a warm space and a free hot meal for up to 100 people during January and March 2023.
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