After reading that past member and Club President Janet Heal had produced a microwave handbook for people experiencing homelessness, Newcastle Club were inspired to look at how they could support her work.
They have been working with their local food banks over the past year and were horrified recently to learn that many people are unable to afford gas and electricity to cook the food they are provided with. So inspired by Janet’s book they contacted the west End Foodbank to see if they could use and distribute microwaves to address this problem. Their response was overwhelmingly positive. Carol, their Pathways Out Of Hunger Manger told them that only the day before of a client who is mentally and physically vulnerable had asked for one but at that time had no way of providing them with one.
So Newcastle Club have provided the West End Foodbank with 5 microwaves and 20 copies of the books.
Carole told us how excited they were to receive this donation and how it would change the lives of the clients who received them.
The day after we delivered to microwaves, one was on its way together with a bag full of microwaveable food provided by the Club to the client they had been told about.
President Christine and Christine Programme Action Officer delivering the microwaves to Gemma at West End Newcastle Foodbank
Janet’s Hints, Tips and Recipes Book full of really helpful safety advice as well as healthy, easy to make recipes you cook in a microwave. 