NUMBER SEVEN

Café, Citizen's Supermarket
and Community Hub

Supporting the people of Wirral

Great food! Great value!

Number Seven - Who We Are
Established in 2018 Number Seven is a trusted and respected registered local charity. Located in Birkenhead town centre with a membership of over 1200 eligible households and families, Number Seven delivers a vital range of services and support to the local community. Never discriminating by post code our area of operation is wide, having members from all over Wirral.

We are a Citizen’s Supermarket, Community Café and confidential advice and support hub. By providing support and assistance to local residents and families, Number Seven prevents hunger and food insecurity, improves health and wellbeing and eases pressure on household finances whilst also contributing to the local economy.

Having delivered critical support and services prior to and throughout the Pandemic, Number Seven is now ready to extend this role further by providing essential assistance to local people during the current cost of living crisis – in particular, we are looking to increase the coverage and availability of our services to cater to the needs of households both in- and out-of-work who are struggling to stretch their budgets each week.

Recognising significant sections of the local community living in Birkenhead and the surrounding areas have been experiencing deprivation and child poverty for many years, four charitable objectives were conceived;

1. The relief of financial hardship by providing services to enable people to access affordable food;

2. The relief of unemployment by providing training and employment opportunities to people who are unemployed or who face barriers to employment;

3. Promoting social inclusion and preventing people from becoming socially excluded. Relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. In this instance ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing and crime (either as a victim or an offender rehabilitating into society).

4. Conservation and protection of the physical and natural environment through the recycling of surplus produce.
These objectives were created to provide support to people in poverty, entering poverty and on the threshold of poverty. By providing a framework of support and assistance people are enabled to manage and maximise their household income and finances, helping to reduce the stigma and considerable mental and physical strain that poverty places upon them and their families.