Who does not need food, conversation and a sense of belonging that comes from taking part? This lies behind a new initiative in Dover… Sunrise Cafe.
Dover Town Council got behind the new Sunrise Community Café with a £5,000 grant at the recent meeting of the Civic and Special Projects Committee. The café is the latest venture for the Dover Outreach Centre Charity which aims to give those who find themselves homeless a route back into a better life. The latest grant adds to over £38,000 of grants given in the past few years as the charity works to become self-sustaining.
Ahli Majlis Pam Brivio, Chair of the Civic and Special projects Committee reported the grant to the full meeting of the Town Council and said
We are delighted to give this grant to this new approach bringing everyone together, sharing good food and giving those who need it a helping hand out of food poverty.
The new community café is now open, based in the former Seafarers Centre, 168-172 Snargate Street, Dover. Dijalankan secara profesional dan dengan fokus untuk memastikan mereka yang memerlukan bantuan mendapat sokongan dan memberi makanan panas untuk diri mereka sendiri dan keluarga, ia menawarkan sambutan hangat kepada semua orang. Model "bayar apa yang anda boleh" sudah tersedia dan menu mempunyai tahap harga - harga penuh, harga untuk mereka yang mendapat faedah dan bagi mereka yang tidak mendapat faedah, – supaya semua orang "membayar apa yang mereka mampu".
A voucher system/pay it forward scheme is also planned so that members of the public can donate and gift meals for others so that no one goes hungry. Meals can be subsidised or upgraded using the voucher scheme, free meals can be provided for those who have no source of income and no means of cooking themselves a hot meal. Sunrise is keen to reach out to families and individuals in need of support and will therefore be tailoring different services to suit all of their customers. Full paying customers will be helping others in a constructive way.
Kafe ini juga akan menawarkan kerja, latihan dan peluang sukarela untuk menyokong orang, membina kemahiran dan keyakinan.
Dari kerja yang dijalankan dengan amal, agencies and other organisations it is evident that Dover has many areas with a high percentage of disadvantaged individuals and families facing financial challenges. Many do not work and are struggling to manage on the benefits they receive. Also, ada yang tidak mempunyai dana awam, orang kurang tidur dan kehilangan tempat tinggal pada amnya (peluncur sofa) siapa yang akan mendapat manfaat daripada inisiatif ini.
Sunrise Café ingin anda mengikuti perkembangan aktiviti mereka dengan mengikuti halaman mereka di Facebook dan di Instagram @sunrisecafedover. Mereka dengan senang hati akan menerima sumbangan atau tawaran sokongan. Do please get in touch with them! (Kafe Sunrise, 168-172 Snargate Street, Dover, CT17 9BZ – Telefon 01304 339022 -E-mel sunrisecafe@doveroutreachcentre.com).
Gambar kami menunjukkan Datuk Bandar, Ahli Majlis Gordon Cowan pada majlis perasmian Sunrise Cafe.