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This project successfully funded on 1st January 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Christmas and Winter Warmer
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
Christmas Community Meal and Winter Warm - help us keep families warm and fed on Christmas Day and over winter
Christmas Day
Over 60 adults and families joined us last Christmas Day for a really special community meal. Several of our community members would be on their own at Christmas, or struggle to eat and heat over the festive season due to the impact of the costs of living. So last year we opened our doors on Christmas Day and are doing again once more this year!
Poverty and obesity
Did you know that poverty and obesity are closely connected and those living in poverty are more likely to be overweight and unhealthy due to cheaper foods being highly processed?
Every Wednesdays for 51 weeks a year Roots4Life provide a Warm Hub service when anyone of any age can have homemade healthy soup, cup of tea, chat to a Livewell adviser or seek advice on their energy bills, make new friends and do gardening for exercise and wellbeing.
They can also receive a free healthy food box for their household. We even run cooking classes showing people how to cook with different vegetables - from using an air-fryer to bulk cooking.
How will your support will help?
Roots4Life all love what we do - from our staff, volunteers to community members. But the strain on small charities this winter is significant with many funders closing their doors when we need the funding most. Since opening in 2021 we have supported over 10,000 visitors. But funding and times are tough so please help us to stay open this winter.
£10 will support someone lonely this Christmas to come to our Christmas meal on Christmas day
£25 will buy 1 month supply of tea and coffee
£70 will buy us a sustainable Christmas tree to use every year
£100 will support buying ingredients for our free monthly Community Meal
£1000 will support our monthly utility bills during the cold winter months
We are Roots4Life. We are Community!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made