MADE4UINML2 Annual Report 20-21

Wellbeing is central to the difference we aim to
make in our local community. In early 2020 we set
our sights on making a bigger impact in the
community. As the first lockdown hit us in March
2020 and continued on into July, we were given the
opportunity to help those who were most in need
in the ML2 area.
We quickly responded to community need, and on the first day of lockdown,
launched our community response team, mobilising our small staff team and
keen volunteers to deliver 15,000 leaflets in the first weeks, and gain
viewership of our response by 36,000 on Facebook.
The emergency food provisions MADE4U
introduced were due to a variety of
reasons, including furlough, being paid
off from jobs, zero hours' insecurity,
shielding and isolation, and illness. We
were quick off the mark and were soon
the central agency providing emergency
food to people's doorsteps in the ML2
area. We were picking up direct referrals
from North Lanarkshire Council,
Lanarkshire Community Food and Health
Partnership, other organisations,
concerned individuals and their families.
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