3 weeks ago
Winter appeal — help us serve 500 Christmas meals
Last year we delivered 380 meals on Christmas Eve. Demand has grown again. Here is how you can help us get to 500.
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Bordesley Community Trust
Reg. no. SAMPLE-0001 · Founded 1987
Supporting families and connecting communities across east Birmingham since 1987.
Our story
Bordesley Community Trust began in 1987 around a kitchen table, when a group of neighbours realised the families on their estate had nowhere to go when things got hard. Forty years later we run the same kitchen — properly now, in a converted chapel on Coventry Road — alongside an after-school club, a family support team and a thriving community garden.
We work where statutory services often cannot. Our case workers know the families they support by name, and our volunteers come from the same streets as the people they help. That trust is what makes the work possible.
What we do
Community Kitchen
Free hot meals four days a week, plus a weekly food parcel run for families in temporary accommodation.
After-School Club
Homework help, hot food and structured activities for 8–16 year olds in five local schools.
Family Support
One-to-one mentoring, parenting groups and emergency casework for parents navigating crisis.
Garden Project
Volunteer-run growing plots that supply the kitchen and give isolated residents a place to come.
Our impact in 2024
3,200
families supported in 2024
150
active volunteers
£420k
spent directly on programmes
38
years serving Bordesley
In pictures
Volunteer day
After-school club
Community garden
Community kitchen
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"When my husband died there was no one. The team here helped me with funeral costs, sat with me, made sure my kids got fed. They didn't just turn up once — they stayed."— Sarah, supported by the family team in 2024
Latest updates
2 months ago
Our new after-school space is open
Thanks to a Reaching Communities Fund grant, we have opened a dedicated learning space at the Bordesley Centre — capacity for forty children a night.
4 months ago
Annual report 2023/24 — a year of growth
Income up 18%, 150 active volunteers, three new programmes launched. Read what your support helped us achieve.
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