The Your Local Pantry network is run by Church Action on Poverty.

At its heart is relationships and partnerships with 120+ organisations throughout the UK built on our key values of dignity, hope and choice.

SKylight (Part of Stockport Homes Group) first developed the Your Local Pantry model in 2013. It is now run as a partnership between SKylight and Church Action on Poverty.

A number of other partnership that is key to Your Local Pantry’s success.

In September 2022, the Co-op and Your Local Pantry launched major 3 year partnership to support communities in cost of living crisis. This partnership was funded by Co-op Members and focused on communities where additional food solutions will make a significant difference to the cost of living. This especially helped us to expand our work in the Welsh Valleys, Northern Ireland, Kent and London.

FareShare

We partner with FareShare - the UK's national network of charitable food redistributors – helps provide food to many of the Your Local Pantry outlets throughout the UK.

His Church

His Church provide surplus products in an ethical and sustainable way to support a number of our Pantries across the UK, full transport and logistics, charitable solutions for surplus products 

Food & Community Trust

We work together with FCT to supply food and basic essentials to Pantries where they are most needed.

In Kind Direct 

Our partnership with In Kind Direct ensures our Pantry Members have access to the products they need to keep clean, safe and well.

Kimberley Clark

Kimberley Clark, the makers of Andrex, have supported Your Local Pantries across the UK for the last two years (in partnership with the Co-op and In Kind Direct). Find out more HERE

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)

We partner with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), who train Pantry staff and volunteers to become Money Guiders. The programme is designed to support informal conversations with Pantry Members about their money, covering topics including budgeting, welfare/benefits and debt.

Turn2Us

Our partnership with Turn2Us has enabled us to to give Pantry Members direct access to a suite of online tools right from our Members Area that supports members to find out more about their entitlement to benefits, PIP and grants.

ACTS 435

A number of our UK Pantry Network are now ACTS 435 partners, supporting Pantry Members to bridge the gap when they are facing a financial crisis.

Ataloss

We partner with Ataloss - the UK’s Bereavement Signposting Website to help members find local and national support services, helplines and information.

Could you be our next partner?

We also partner with a wide range of Housing Associations, Charities, Religious Institutions & Private Companies to allow more people across the UK to benefit from being part of a Your Local Pantry.

If you are interested in doing this, please email [email protected] and a member of the team would love the opportunity to talk with you.

On a local level, many of our Pantry partners build close relationships with local companies and food providers to support their vital work. If you would like to partner with a Your Local Pantry close to you, please contact them directly, using the postcode search below.