Soul Food : Edinburgh City Mission

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Soul Food

Providing a weekly meal for people experiencing homelessness, deprivation and isolation. In partnership with Soul Food Edinburgh.

Edinburgh City Mission runs a weekly meal in partnership with Soul Food Edinburgh and The City of Edinburgh Methodist Church for those experiencing homelessness and isolation.

Soul Food volunteers work hard to prepare a delicious two-course meal, before joining guests at the table to eat together in a warm and safe space.

Practical care, generosity and hospitality is part of the heart of Soul Food, reflecting the heart of Christianity, yet it is always more than a meal! As we sit around a table and eat as equals, Soul Food offers a place of safety and security where people feel accepted, respected, valued, loved and heard. This context of equality creates a space for genuine relationships to grow, and for the community to walk alongside each other to help and support those experiencing homelessness, deprivation and isolation, and to break free of the cycle of poverty.

We seek to share Jesus in word and deed, demonstrating the gospel and bringing encouragement. The gospel is fundamentally relational as it tells of the dividing wall between us and God being broken down. We want to mirror this through the relationships we build and the invitation to join the upside down family of God. We love to share stories and testimonies of God’s goodness round the table, and when we do, He changes lives.

When and Where –

We are one of a number of other churches and organisations that partner with Soul Food Edinburgh through the week to provide a hot meal and great hospitality for anybody in need of support.

Follow the link below to find out when and where Soul Food meals take place.

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Soul Food Edinburgh

“Our vision is to support people with more than a meal. As an organisation, we work to provide holistic support to all our guests at our different services. Our aim is to show the love of Christ to anyone in crisis around our city and our commitment is to walk alongside anyone in need of support.”

Find out more about Soul Food here.

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This form may be used by support workers and other professionals to apply for gifts for families in Edinburgh from An Open Hand (we cannot accept self-referrals).

Our aim is to help the families that need it most. We would be grateful if you could ensure that families fall into an area of need listed below before applying. We won’t be able to accept applications out with the below criteria.

Criteria for application:

Families (both parents/carers) who are facing severe hardship because of job loss or benefit delays/interruptions and have no other means (e.g. savings) of helping their child celebrate their birthday
Families who have no recourse to public funds
Families facing unexpected bills/costs/debt repayments around the time of their child’s birthday which prevent them from buying their child a present.

We are keen to help as many families as we can through this project, whilst still ensuring that each individual child feels treasured and receives a gift they will delight in. We will evaluate the funding for each gift on a case by case basis according to the financial needs of the family, the age of the child and the funding available. A general rule of thumb is that we anticipate most gifts along with the family bag to be in the region of up to £45.

Please ensure this application is submitted at least two weeks before the first child’s birthday to ensure there is sufficient time to deliver to the family.

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