COST OF LIVING / FOOD POVERTY

Support Finder

Food Parcels

Halifax Community Fridge

Open Daily from 11:00am to 12:30pm

Brighouse Central Food Bank

Open Fridays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Open to residents of HD6 Brighouse, Rastrick, Clifton to HX3 Hipperholme, Lightcliffe. Referral needed.

Calder Food Support

Various opening times across Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge and Luddenden Foot.

Food bags free to those who need them.

Todmorden Food Drop In

Open Saturdays from 9:15am to 11:15pm

Open to people living in the Upper Calder Valley, such as Luddendenfoot, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Walsden

Old Library - Cornholme

Open Mondays from 10:00am to 12:00pm

Open to people living in the Cornholme and Portsmouth areas.

Elland & District Food Bank

Open Saturdays from 10:15am – 11:45am

Open to residents of Elland, Greetland and Stainland.

Holy Nativity Church

Open Mondays 1:00pm – 4:00pm

For people living in the local area. Emergency food parcels and community drop-in.

Warm space with hot drink, toast and a chat.

Affordable Food Supermarkets

Happy Days Community Supermarket

Open Wednesday – Saturday 10:00am – 3:00pm

Building Bridges Food Hub Brighouse

Collect on Saturdays 11:30am – 12:00pm

Focus4Hope Food Club

Open every other Friday, various times

Outback Community Food Pantry

Tuesdays from 1pm – 4pm

Community Meals

Basement Project

Open Wednesdays 10:00am – 11:30am

Brighouse Central Methodist Church

Open Fridays 10:30am, 12:00pm for meal

Calder Food Support

Open Tuesdays from 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Valley Community Meals

Open Mondays from 5pm – 7pm.

Calder Grub Hub

Open Wednesdays from 5pm – 7pm.

The Gathering Place (Happy Days) - The Banqueting Table

Open Tue, Thur, Fri, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Open for breakfast Monday to Friday 9:30am – 11am

Halifax Homeless Community Kitchen

Open Sundays, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

St Augustine's Centre

Open Monday and Thursday, 12:30pm

The Jilani Kitchen in association with Simply Delish

Every Wednesday, 11am – 12:30pm during the Winter months.

Focus4Hope Winter Warmer Café

12:00pm – 2pm every Thursday from 14th November 2024

Money and Debt

Noah's Ark

Open Mon/Fri- 8:00am – 5:00pm, Tues/Wed/Thur – 8:00am – 8:00pm

Calderdale Age UK

Open Mon/Fri- 8:00am – 5:00pm, Tues/Wed/Thur – 8:00am – 8:00pm

Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau

Open Mon – Fri: 9:00am – 1:30pm (Phone)

Calderdale Healthy Minds

Part time, will message back when possible

Affordable Warmth List

For links to affordable warmth lists click the button below:

Living Costs

Project Colt

Open Mon-Sat: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Green Home

Open Mon: 9:00am-5:00pm / Tues – Fri: 9:30am – 3:00pm

Families and Children

Mothershare

Open Mon-Fri: 9:00am – 2:00pm

Calderdale Lighthouse

Open Mon-Thur: 9:30am – 1:00pm

VAC + Membership

What's included?

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.

They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members.  Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector.

The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.

The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.

The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. 

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!

A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

40% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.

25% Discount on Virtual Office – Perfect for start ups or smaller organisations, our Virtual Office service offers a postal address, pigeonhole and reception facilities.

25% Discount on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.

All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.  As a VAC + Member, you will receive a considerable discount on all VAC Training and Events.

VAC Membership

What's included?

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.

They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members.  Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector. 

The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.

The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.

The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. 

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!

A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

20% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.

Competitive rate on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.

All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.