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The Freedom Centre, Barnstaple
Freedom operate an open access day centre and supported housing in Barnstaple, North Devon, working in close partnership with the local authority and other organisations.
The work of the Feedom Centre has been ongoing for nearly 20 years with the support from their wonderful supporters has enabled them to meet the needs of local people who are vulnerable or socially excluded. They meet individuals at their point of need, in love and without judgement and walking with them to a more hopeful and purposeful future.
In the first half of the year, here are some of the ways that they supported people at their Day Centre that operates 5 days a week:
Visits to the Freedom Centre:4911 Different individuals supported:321
Lunches provided: 3007 Individual counselling sessions:79
Onsite GP/nurse interventions: 378 On site pods nights occupied: 393
Harvest is a time when we can express our gratitude for the richness of our own lives and give thought to those less fortunate.
Freedom Harvest List
This is a list of our current requiements to keep our kitchen unning and provide food pacels for our clients:
Meals in a tin e.g. chilli, stew, curry and chunky soup
Tinned fruit e.g. pineapple chunks, pears, peaches, rhubarb, apple or mandarins
Tinned custard and custard powder
Tinned rice pudding
Chopped tomatoes
Lasagne sheets
Coffee
Pot noodles
Granola bars
Chocolate bars
Orange juice - large or small cartons
Blackcurrant squash
UHT whole milk
White flour - self raising and plain
Granulated white sugar and caster sugar
Jelly - any flavour
Gravy granules - beef, chicken and vegetable
Stock cubes - beef, chicken and vegetable
Mayonnaise
Tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce
Herbs:rosemary and thyme
Lemon juice and Vanilla essence
Vegetable oil
Washing up liquid
We have a huge amount of the following, so can we ask you NOT TO SEND: tinned soup, pasta, spaghetti and tea
Also needed are: men's spray deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes
If you would like any more information about the work of the Freedom Centre or donating at harvest please email info@freedomcommunityalliance.org.uk