Community Project (no. 200240)
Five Loaves & Two Fishes - Bristol
"Providing food to those in need"
Who We Help, Why We Help & the Difference It Makes
Based in inner-city Bristol, the Five Loaves and Two Fishes Project is the name for the work of two nuns who belong to the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious community. Four nuns originally moved to Bristol in 1991 and their aim was to respond to local needs while also operating as a religious community.
The scale and depth of needs in inner-city Bristol is immense and has led the sisters to provide community-based support services to local people – irrespective of service users’ faith (or none), belief or personal philosophy.
Assisted by 50 - 60 volunteers – many of whom are ex-service users – the project is entirely supported by donations in cash and kind. The service is not advertised and the demand comes via word of mouth in the local community.
Our Services Are
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Our work includes befriending as well as providing practical support particularly if people are vulnerable, including those with challenging addictions and sex workers.
The sisters have also been involved in a variety of other local projects – such as helping with Refugee Action, a local nightshelter and the One25 Project for women involved in the street-based sex industry in Bristol.
Early on, it became clear that many people in the locality were destitute. We started providing food parcels on an ad hoc basis. Now 250 - 300 food parcels a week are provided to people in the area who are unable to feed themselves.
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The project relies totally on donations from individuals, churches and schools in the form of cash donations and donations of food.If you would like to donate food the following items would be particularly welcome
Tinned food
> Sweetcorn
> Custard
> Fruit
> Soup
> Rice pudding
> Vegetables
> Hot Dogs
> Macaroni Cheese
> Stew
> Meat
> Fish
Other items
> Cereals
> Rice
> Pasta
> Tin openers
> Plastic bags
> Disposable nappies
> Dog food
Please make sure everything is well in date
We are also keen to have more volunteers to help with preparing the food bags and distribution.
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Dates we are open and closed are on a notice board outside the building
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