May Update: Transforming Communities Together

Transformation Food Banks Canning Project

At Transformation Food Banks & Community Hubs, we are committed to improving food security in Cornwall. In 2024 alone, we provided over 134,320 meals to families and individuals in need. Despite the incredible generosity of our community - who donate food at collection points across Camborne, Pool and Redruth - we still face a shortfall that requires us to spend heavily to meet demand. In 2024, we spent £80,000 on nutrient and protein-rich food just to keep up.

To continue this vital work and bring long-term sustainability to our efforts, we’re proud to announce an exciting new initiative... 

Cornwall’s first food bank-led canning venture, launched this May!

This pioneering project will allow us to reduce food purchasing costs, provide nutrient-rich tinned meals for our service users and distribute these meals to other food banks, larders and food cupboards across Cornwall at a reduced rate - amplifying our collective impact.

We’re aiming to raise £25,000 to help fund the launch of this initiative - and your support can make it happen.

Watch our short film about this game-changing project and find out how you can get involved. 

Together, we can build a stronger, more food-secure Cornwall.

Cheers to Community! 

We’re raising a glass to generosity, creativity and local collaboration.

This month, we're proud to share a short photo-film celebrating the bold partnership between Bluntrock Brewery and Pard Card. Together, they launched a beer brewed with purpose, with a portion of every sale donated to support Transformation Food Banks & Community Hubs.

Shot at Bluntrock Brewery and Carlyon Bay, the photo-film tells a story of kindness in action, where local business, creative branding and grassroots charity come together to tackle food insecurity in Cornwall.

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s enjoyed a Pard Pilsner, and to the teams at Bluntrock and Pard Card for backing our mission. Your support helps keep our food bank services running across Camborne, Pool and Redruth.

Watch The Bluntrock X Pard Card Photo-Film...

Acts 435

Acts 435 Crisis Funding Support

Transformation is grateful to partner with Acts435.org, a unique giving platform that helps us provide rapid crisis funding for individuals and families in urgent need.

Acts 435 connects donors directly with specific needs through a trusted network of churches and local charities and 100% of every donation goes straight to the person in need.

At a time when many people feel overwhelmed by the scale of need, Acts 435 offers a simple, transparent way for those who want to help to make a tangible difference. Through this partnership, we've been able to respond swiftly to situations like emergency fuel top-ups, essential furniture and vital clothing, often within days of a request being posted.

Visit Our Acts435 Page.

A Gift of Words from Roger

We are honoured to share this powerful and heartfelt poem written by Roger, who we’ve had the privilege of supporting. His words reflect the compassion, courage and community spirit that we see at our Camborne Community Hub and Food Bank.

A printed copy of Roger’s poem is proudly displayed at the Hub, a reminder that kindness, respect and understanding can transform lives.

Thank you, Roger, for trusting us with your story.

This poem is from me and I give it to thee

Now this wonderful place I was shown long ago

I was broken and weak and so full of woe,

Yet people did judge me just from my outside

As I sat here broken I swallowed my pride.

So please remember we’re all in a bind

We’re all here for help, in the place that we find.

Now I’m lucky I suppose, I finally understand,

No one has the right to judge your fellow man

And it does not matter where anyone is from

We all had a Mother,

We are all somebody’s son

Now I do not care how anyone came here

But no one should ever sit here in fear

So please be polite to anyone you meet,

No matter our colour or the smell of our feet -

We’re all in it together, under this roof, and the fact I feel better; I’m living proof

Now this place is a gift where we can all talk

Help one another, so we can all walk

And just because Don has gone from here now

Don’t think you can be rude to my friends as I vow

Be nice or be quiet

Roger Clymer