Community Activities
‘At the heart of the community’
St Catherine’s Church Centre is a vibrant and busy community centre which is committed to supporting families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing and develop the confidence to achieve their goals and transform their lives. At the core of the Centre’s thinking is our belief in people and their capacity to achieve amazing things.
Emergency Food Store
Thirteen million people are living below the poverty line in the UK today. Many of those people are going hungry every day for a range of reasons, from benefit delays to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income.
St Catherine’s runs an Emergency Food Store offering membership for individuals and families on low income. The pantry operates on Tuesday and Friday each week from 9.30am - 12.30pm. For only
£5, members can access our 'shop' and choose a range of food and household items. We estimate that the value of a weekly shop with us is around £50.
Our Emergency Food Store relies almost totally on donations from the public and these are vital in ensuring our ability to give everyone using our service a balanced and nutritious supply of food.
If you would like to donate food for distribution, our Shopping List is:
- Sugar
- Coffee
- Tea
- UHT Milk
- Tinned Meat
- Tinned Fish
- Tinned Fruit
- Tinned Rice Pudding
- Tinned Potatoes
- Tinned Vegetables
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Cooking Sauces
- Cereals
Warm Welcoming Space
We provide a Warm Welcoming Space for our community, every Tuesday 9.30am to 12.30pm from November 2024 through to the end of February 2025.
People can stay as long or as little as they like, and everything is free, including hot drinks, soup, bread, games and activities, comfy seats, a welcome pack, support and information, a loyalty card and free wifi and phone charging. Our Emergency Food Store also runs on a Tuesday morning.
Groups and Activities
We run a range of free, fun and inclusive groups including an Art and Craft Class, Community Singing Group, Gardening Group and a weekly Games Session.
On the first Wednesay of each month we run a quiz afternoon.
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering can help you gain confidence, make a difference to your community, meet new friends, be part of a community, learn new skills and have fun!
We always have opportunities for people to volunteer with us. Currently we have volunteer opportunities in our café, Day Care Centre and in our administration team.
If you would like further details of volunteering opportunities with us, please contact our Manager Lisa Grant on lisa@stcatherines-wakefield.org.uk
