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Food Co-op

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THIS PROJECT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. THIS PAGE IS FOR ARCHIVE ONLY.
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The Food Co-op project was initially set up in February 2010 and  aimed to assist local community groups to set up and develop a sustainable food project at their venue, to re-introduce fresh produce, local when available, to areas of East Durham where there are no current provisions or where their client base live in social or geographical isolation. We worked closely with each group to help them reach their personal goals and objectives relating to their specific target customer. Assistance on promotion and book keeping is available as well as community engagement around healthy eating through our ‘Eat Seasonably Challenge’ and free taster sessions.

We promoted the acceptance of ‘HEALTHY START VOUCHERS’ in all our venues and work with our local PCT to bring FREE cookery classes to the venue to help people gain a better understanding of cookery and nutrition.
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We offered our volunteers opportunities to learn a wide variety of new skills and gain qualifications which will benefit them long term. Several have been accepted onto work placements within the project venues and one, so far, has gained a job with their venue as a ‘Food development co-ordinator’.

 The original Food Co-op project was supported through NHS County Durham.

Location

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East Durham Trust
Community House
Yoden Road
Peterlee
​SR8 5DP
T: 0191 5693511


Charity No: 1117642
Company No: 05934124

What We Do

East Durham Trust is a flagship VCSE organisation for the 27 villages and 2 towns on the East Durham Coast. We are the 'go to' organisation in our community delivering a range of projects and services from crisis support  to art engagement. 
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East Durham Trust’s operates on a ‘hub and spoke’ approach through well-established partnerships with our communities. We work directly with community members and partners to facilitate prevention, intervention and crisis support services delivered in our communities, for our communities and by our communities.

We empower people to take ownership of their own needs and work to lift up those most in need in East Durham. We help build and maintain meaningful relationships within our community ensuring those on the margins are helped to be in reach of a spectrum vital services. 

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