Big Help Project

Big Help Project has formed a social impact eco-system, providing on the ground wrap-around services to make sure nobody is left in crisis. Everyday of the week the Big Help Project are making a difference and helping people break the cycle of poverty. Big Help Project is a registered Charity (1141024) first founded as Knowsley Foodbank in 2011. Initially it opened two days a week with one member of staff and a few volunteers. In the first full year, over people were fed and this has increased year on year. In partnership with the Trussell Trust our Foodbank now operates from a central warehouse in Huyton delivering food over six days a week to ten distribution centres across the Borough of Knowsley. Each of the distribution centres are operated by our wonderful volunteers. Most the food in the foodbank is donate from a variety of sources including churches, businesses, schools, and individuals. We also liaise with supermarkets having monthly foodbank collections. From April 2019 to March 2020 our foodbank fed 11,332 people. Due to Covid 19 these figures have increased significantly to just over people per week through all areas of our food distribution. Food Clubs We also have recently developed a Food Club scheme to help families who are struggling weekly due to food poverty. Each club has 100 members and each member pays £3.50 per week for 10 or more items of food and groceries which on average is worth around £10-£15. We currently have four Food Clubs and a number of Community Food Partnerships (CFP). Include IT-Merseyside This project provides targeted, personalised digital skills development and employment support to digital