Shops with special hours for elderly and vulnerable customers

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Communicare 'Cooee' campaign

People living in Southampton and other cities, towns and villages nationwide are being asked each lunchtime at 12noon to open their windows and shout ‘hello’ to their neighbours. Communicare wants to raise awareness of those who were already isolated before the Coronavirus outbreak and are now staying at home
Where can I find answers to queries on EHCP or SEND situation?

Southampton Parent Carer Forum have rounded up key questions and have recorded a live Facebook Q&A
Get shopping delivered to your home

Tips for getting a supermarket delivery slot, or finding other shops that will deliver food and other essentials.

City Life Church Soup Run

Every Friday night, teams from City Life Church provide soup, fresh food, hot drinks and clothing to the homeless and the vulnerable living on the streets of Southampton. Fridays 8.30-11pm STILL RUNNING
Free Food in Southampton

This group is to give FREE food away to others who could benefit from your waste. It is run via Facebook.
Olio food sharing app

This connects neighbours to share food, and other things, rather than chuck them away. It’s fast, free, and friendly
Too Good to Go App

Too Good To Go offers 'Magic Bags' of delicious, perfectly edible food that stores and restaurants have to throw out at the end of the day. Some great examples of this unsold food is from bakeries that have to bake fresh everyday or restaurants that didn’t sell all the food they had prepared. However, you won’t know exactly what you’re getting until you pick it up.
Morrisons best before date food worth £10 for £3.09

Morrisons is offering food past its ‘best before’ date through the Too Good to Go app to buy the boxes of unsold fruit and veg, bakery and deli items worth at least £10 for £3.09. The contents of the boxes will be revealed when picked up from the local supermarket. NB The boxes are selling out quite quickly, as there may only be one or two per store. The best time to get a box is the evening before - it is then reserved for collection the following evening.
PINNT

A UK charity, support and advocacy for people on home artificial nutrition.
Food Bank via Southampton City Mission

Carers in Southampton are referral agents for SCM’s Basics Bank for emergency food and clothing. We can refer you using an e-voucher that you can use at any of their Basics Bank venues. Phone us on 023 8058 2387. COVID-19 RESPONSE: FOOD BANK STILL RUNNING
Parsley Box

Online food delivery service of slow cooked sous-vide ready meals that can be cupboard stored for up to 6 months and heated in just a few minutes in the microwave.
Assisted Shopping - Sainsbury's Shop On-line and Telephone Service

Sainsbury's Assisted Shopping scheme helps people who are housebound, cannot travel to the shops or cannot manage online shopping by allowing them to make shopping orders over the telephone. You can access this service by calling 0800 328 1700, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. This page has been updated to show priority shopping hours during Coivd crisis.
Meals on Wheels

City Catering Southampton’s reasonably priced Meals on Wheels service is available to any Southampton City Council resident.