Nourishing Communities vouchers

The Nourishing Communities fresh food voucher scheme provides individuals and families experiencing food insecurity with vouchers that can be redeemed for fresh, nutritious food at Darley Street Market and other participating locations. This cash-first approach promotes dignity, choice, and autonomy while supporting local food retailers.

If you are interested in becoming a referral partner, please contact Blanca on vouchers@foodsavers.org.uk.

If you are an individual looking to obtain vouchers, please get in touch and we can direct you to the most appropriate referral partner.

About the vouchers

The Nourishing Communities vouchers are aimed at supporting households to access fresh, nutritious food. They can be used to purchase:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Fresh meat and fish.
• Dairy products.
• Selected other nutritious food options.

Vouchers cannot be used to purchase:

• Chocolate, sweets and crisps.
• Pre-prepared food or ready-meals.
• Drinks.
• Alcohol or tobacco.
• Non-food items.

Following a successful referral, vouchers will be issued weekly. Vouchers are physical items, in denominations of £5. Note that change will not normally be given by retailers. They can be redeemed at a number of stalls on the middle floor of Darley Street Market.

Vouchers can be collected weekly from the FoodSavers Wellnest in Darley Street Market (middle floor).

• FoodSavers Wellnest, Darley Street Market (middle floor), BD1 3HH.
  Monday / Wednesday / Friday, 9-11am.
• The Good Shepherd Centre, West Lane, The Guard House, Keighley, BD22 6ES
  Wednesday, 9.30-11.00 am.

Additional retailers and collection points will be added in due course.

Monthly wellbeing support sessions are available alongside the vouchers offering a range of information, skills and support.

Referrals will be for up to six months (and for many people support will be shorter than this),
following which an assessment will be made as to other support that might be more appropriate.
The scheme is designed as a temporary intervention, rather than a long-term ongoing one.

Eligibility Criteria

To ensure that we reach those most in need, the following eligibility criteria apply to individuals or families being referred for voucher support:

Essential criteria:

• Live in Bradford Metropolitan District.
• Have not received food vouchers from this scheme in the past six months.
• At least one of:
  • Asylum seekers or refugees.
  • People who experience severe mental health issues where food insecurity is a real risk.

Prioritisation criteria:

• Families with children under 16 years old.

Locations accepting vouchers

This list will be updated as new locations are added.

Darley Street Market

• Dale Farm Foods
• Priestley’s Fishmongers
• Roswitha’s Deli
• Tropikal food
• Solly’s Fruit & Vegetables
• Taplins Butchers
• Ikhlas Halal Meat
• The Middle Eastern Pantry
• Fruit World
• Spice World

Keighley

• Jacks Fruit and Veg