By the community
for the community
About US
When the pandemic struck in 2020, the Phoenix Community Association saw the immediate impact of food poverty within the community, and in response to the deep levels of food inequality in our local area, the residents group set up an instant response which became the Phoenix Food Hub. This was developed in partnership with the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, Brighton and Hove Council, the Trust for Developing Communities, Phoenix Art Space and Hyde Foundation. Due to our existing relationship with those most at need, we were able to quickly ascertain who we could support. We knew the priorities in our community and those people most vulnerable and most in need.
As the nature of the Covid-19 emergency response has evolved, along with changes in the support available, we have reviewed our approach to ongoing food needs within our community. This has led us to develop a Social Supermarket model, called the Phoenix Food Shop, which builds on our efforts, knowledge and experience in order to provide an affordable food shop run by the community, for the community. Our ethos has stayed the same – we aim to feed people, to provide good quality, nutritional food, to support our community and local businesses, to help educate people around nutrition and to avoid food wastage, all at an affordable price.
Additional thanks to our supporters:
The Hanover Community Association
The Sussex Foundation Trust
Albion Life
Our Ethos
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SUSTAINABILITY
Our aspiration for the Phoenix Food Shop is to create an environmentally sustainable solution to combatting food waste and food inequality in our local community. As much as possible, we try to minimise packaging with our fruit and vegetable and to source local, seasonal produce. Our future plans involve growing our own vegetables and fruit in a local allotment.
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EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
A key principle of the Phoenix Food Shop is about residents coming together to identify our common needs and to find strength in shared solutions which will direct our work. It is essential therefore that all residents feel confident to come forward and know that we will provide a safe space for them to be able to share and participate. We work to make sure that all our activities welcome all residents, regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We undertake to support an atmosphere of friendship, respect and care for each other, and to treat people as their self-determined gender.
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HEALTHY EATING
We endeavour, as much as possible, to provide a range of fresh food and ingredients to encourage residents to cook their own healthy meals and to eat a nutritionally balanced diet. We provide recipes and suggestions for how to cook low cost meals from scratch, using easily available ingredients from the Phoenix Food Shop. Our future vision is to be able to provide cookery classes and further support for residents to inspire healthy attitudes and practices towards food.
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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Our home is the Phoenix Community Centre
in BRIGHTON - THE GRADE II LISTED BUILDING FORMLY OF THE PHOENIX BEWERY
