Compass Support is supporting a new Food On Our Doorstep (FOOD) Club being launched at Falcon Lodge Community Hub. The Club is on Fridays from 1pm to 3pm.  Providing good-quality food to families at a low cost, while also reducing food waste, the FOOD Club costs just £1 a year for a family to become a member and the only criteria is that you live within a 15-minute walk of the centre.  Annual membership is £1, which is paid on your first visit. Once you have joined, you can purchase a bag of tasty food items every week worth approx. £15 for just £3.50!  The food sold at FOOD Club is supermarket surplus, and while no two weeks may be the same, the shop includes a wide range of foods such as bread products, dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and a range pantry staples.

The FOOD Club initiative is delivered by Family Action, a national charity. Project partner and food supplier, Fareshare, provides surplus stock from the major supermarkets whereby Family Action then take it to their FOOD Clubs to sell it to community members, preventing food insecurity and minimising food waste.  The Neighbourhood Network Scheme in Sutton Coldfield also provided funding to have this project delivered locally for Falcon Lodge residents.