Collaborative – We work together as one team and with our stakeholders openly and respectfully – bringing diverse skills and experiences to design and deliver our services and achieve our vision and mission.

Inclusive – We value equality, fairness and dignity, and create a positive and inclusive environments for our team, volunteers and service users and are committed to learning.

Empowering – We provide inspiration, opportunities, and support to enable our team, volunteers and service users to develop capabilities, confidence, and independence 

Innovative – We are curious and creative – proactively seeking new ideas to improve ourselves, the organisation, and our services to make a bigger and longer term positive impact for our stakeholders. 

Empathetic – We are sensitive and understanding – we actively listen and learn from our team, volunteers, and service users to better appreciate and adapt to their situations, challenges and perspectives. 

Food insecurity – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defines food insecurity as the “situation when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life.”