To prevent and relieve financial, educational, social and health poverty for people living in Frome and the surrounding areas. This will be achieved through the provision of direct services including a Food bank, Furniture Bank, Community Pantry, Holiday Lunches, Baby basics bank, support with school uniform and community meals.
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Fair Frome was started 10 years ago, in response to the growing needs of residents affected by poverty. We are an Independent charity with 1 full-time member of staff and 2 part-time, and 10 Volunteer Trustees.
The Food bank was the first project and then gradually over the years we have developed various other hands-on projects in response to the needs identified in the community: the Furniture Bank(we try to repair cookers and washing machines first before buying new and we recycle items), School Holiday lunches, help with school uniform, Food at 5 hot meals 3 times per week in 3 different venues across the town(started in 2019), Baby Basics bank(started in 2022), Community Pantry (started in 2023 to allow access to a low cost shop for a 6 month period on a weekly basis). Due to the increased demand after covid we managed to secure new premises in April 2023, so we are now able to offer showering and washing facilities to those who are homeless rough-sleeping or in temporary accommodation, a Health Inclusion GP service, Housing advice sessions, Digital health Connector drop-ins, Citizens advice drop ins, as well as space for some of our Charity partners; Purple Elephant, Frome Birth Talk, Frome Christmas Get-together, Health Visitors. We also continue to host Support Agency Network Group meetings and campaign on issues that affect those that continue to be affected by inequalities.
