Give To Live (GTL) is a social action initiative led by the young people on the START project at our FOCUS charity. Their aim is twofold:
1. To support and raise awareness of the needs of food banks and homeless shelters in Leicester (as of December 2022).
2. To provide essential food items to individuals in need throughout the community.
Below, you can find all of the food banks and homeless shelters we are supporting, each with a list of essential items they need. If you want to help everyone live positively, please show your support by donating items listed to these food banks, or to us at FOCUS to deliver to them. Please call the organisations first before donating, to ensure someone is in.
The Bridge – Homelessness to Hope
43 Melton Street, Leicester, LE1 3NB | 0116 222 1161
The Bridge provides support and opportunities for those trapped in poverty or homelessness. They did prepare 50 meals a day for the homeless. However, since the pandemic and current cost-of-living crisis, it has risen to 70 meals a day.
Meat and Dairy
- Chicken Breasts
- Mince Meat
- Sausages
- Bacon
- Medium Eggs
- Cheddar Cheese
- Milk (Long Life)
- Butter
- Yoghurt
Cereal
- Coco-Pops
- Cornflakes Weetabix
- Shreddies
- One-Pot Oats
- Micro-Oats Sachets
Hot Drinks
- Coffee
- Hot Chocolate
- Cappuccino Sachets
Drinks
- Orange Squash
- BIackcurrant Squash
- Fresh Apple Juice
- Fresh Orange Juice
- Carton Juice
- Bottled Water
- Oat MIik (Long Life)
Fruit and Vegetables
- Baking
- Potatoes
- Mushrooms
- Courgettes
- Red Peppers
- Cucumber
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Spring Onions
- Spinach
- Red and White Onions
- Carrots
- Red and Green Cabbages
- Apples
- Bananas
- Sweet Corn
- Satsumas
Snack Food
- Crisps
- Chocolate Bars
- Cereal Bars
- Biscuits
- Pot Noodles
- Cup-a-Soups
- Pasta Sachets
- Rice Sachets
Cooking Ingredients
- Herbs and Spices
- Passata
- Gravy
- Vegetable Stock Cubes
- Tomato Puree
Bread
- While and Brown Sliced Bread
- Tortilla Wraps
- Bread Rolls
- Baguettes
Dried Foods
- Basmati Rice
- Couscous
- Microwavable Pasta and Rice
Tins
- Chopped Tomatoes
- Beans
- Tuna
- Mackerel
- Sardines
- Fruit
- Kidney Beans
- Chickpeas
Condiments
- Sugar
- Tomato Sauce
- Mayonnaise
- BBQ Sauce
- Chilli Sauce
- Brown Sauce
- Peanut Butter
- Strawberry Jam
- Marmelade
The Peace Centre
The Peace Centre, Thurncourt Road, Leicester LE5 2NG
0116 24117100 / SMS 07831 311 614
The Peace Centre Food Bank started in November 2013 and has been very welcomed amongst the community, pensioners, single parents/families & individuals These numbers regularly increase due to the various cuts being made & the current economic climate. Weekly they support 70 households which has risen by 30%.
Essentials
- Oil
- Fresh Milk
- Rice
Tins
- Carrots
- Baked Beans
- Soup
- Tinned Tomato
- Tinned Potatoes
- Pasta sauce
- Curry sauce jars
- Instant rice/pasta/noodles/-mash
- Instant soup
- Chick Peas
Perishables
- Eggs
- Spinach
- Butter /Margarine Fruits
- Cheese
- Potatoes
- Any fresh fruit and veg
(please only send these on Tuesdays, so they can be distributed on the following day)
Frozen
- Fish
- Fish fingers
- Battered fish
Drinks
- Tea
- Coffee
- Juices
Please ensure all items are suitable for vegetarians and have a long shelf-life.
FOCUS Give To Live
73 Churchgate, Leicester, LE1 3AN | 0116 251 0369
As part of Give To Live, our young people will also be providing essential food to support vulnerable people, as well as struggling food-banks and homeless shelters, throughout December 2022.
Milk UHT (Powdered)
Fruit Juice (Long life)
Soup
Pasta Sauces
Tinned Vegetables
Cereals
Tinned rice pudding
Teabags / Instant Coffee
Instant Mash potato
Rice
Pasta
Tinned meat
Tinned Fish
Tinned fruit
Jam
Biscuits / Snack Bars
Crisps
