Addressing Deprivation
Across the North East

International Day Community Programme is a structured outreach programme providing food, essential support, health checks and counselling to vulnerable individuals across deprived communities.

900+

People reached through the programme

500+

People reached through the programme

Aligned with Index of Multiple Deprivation priority areas

Delivered across multiple deprived communities, including North Tyneside

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Delivered by

RCCG Restoration Chapel

· North East England · Many Cultures. One Community.

Real deprivation.
Real communities. Real need.

"We operate in communities within the North East of England, including North Tyneside, where areas fall within the most deprived deciles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation."

The communities we serve face overlapping, compounding challenges. Our programme responds directly to documented need — providing practical relief and connecting vulnerable people to the services they require.

North Tyneside and surrounding areas served by this programme include neighbourhoods ranked within the most deprived deciles nationally, meaning residents face the highest levels of income deprivation, employment barriers, poor health outcomes and restricted access to services.

This programme is not based in comfortable areas. It goes where the need is greatest — in communities that statutory services often struggle to reach, delivered by a trusted local organisation embedded in those communities.

Index of Multiple Deprivation

RCCG Restoration Chapel is embedded in the North East community. We have built trust with residents, families and statutory partners over years of consistent, compassionate presence — enabling us to reach people that other organisations cannot.

WHY THIS COMMUNITY TRUSTS US

Cost-of-living crisis — households unable to meet basic food, energy and housing costs

Food insecurity — families skipping meals; children going hungry in school holiday periods

Social isolation — particularly among elderly residents, migrants and those with limited English

Barriers to accessing support — language, digital exclusion, distrust of statutory services

NEED AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE

WHAT SUPPORT WE PROVIDE

Practical help that
helps real people.

International Day operates as a structured service — not a one-day event. Each element below is a deliberate, targeted response to documented need across our communities.

Food Provision

Hot meals, food parcels and essential grocery support provided to vulnerable individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Scale: 900+ people

Clothing & Essentials

Clothing, hygiene products and household essentials distributed to those who cannot afford basic necessities.

Targeted distribution

Health Checks

On-site health assessments enabling early identification of health concerns among individuals unlikely to access GP or NHS services proactively.

Free & accessible

Counselling & Emotional Support

One-to-one support sessions addressing mental health, trauma, grief and the psychological impact of poverty and isolation.

500+ direct recipients

Referral & Signposting

We connect individuals to statutory services — housing, benefits, social care, domestic abuse support — and follow up to ensure contact is made.

Warm referrals

Follow-Up Engagement

Trained volunteers and staff maintain contact with the most vulnerable individuals identified — providing continuity of care beyond the main event.

Year-round

ONGOING SUPPORT — BEYOND THE DAY

This is not a one-off event.
It is a sustained intervention.

International Day is part of an ongoing outreach programme. Individuals identified as vulnerable are followed up and connected to continued support — addressing the underlying causes of hardship, not just the immediate symptoms.

01 OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT

Trusted community presence draws in individuals who would not otherwise seek help from statutory services.

02 IDENTIFY & ASSESS

Trained staff identify vulnerability — food insecurity, isolation, health concerns — and record needs for follow-up.

03 REFER & CONNECT

Warm referrals made to partner services — housing, benefits, health, domestic abuse, mental health — with active follow-through.

04 SUSTAINED SUPPORT

Ongoing counselling, mentoring and check-ins maintained throughout the year. Nobody is abandoned after day one.

Follow -up contact

Every vulnerable individual identified during the programme receives a follow-up contact within two weeks to check welfare and ongoing need.

Referral to services

We do not simply signpost — we make active referrals to statutory and voluntary services and track whether contact has been successfully made.

Ongoing counselling & mentoring

Counselling relationships are maintained beyond the main event for those with complex or ongoing mental health and emotional support needs.

Programme continuity

The full programme runs July 2026 – June 2027, ensuring sustained community benefit rather than a single intervention point.

Addressing Deprivation Across the North East

International Day Community Programme is a structured outreach programme providing food, essential support, health checks and counselling to vulnerable individuals across deprived communities.

900+

People reached through the programme

500+

People reached through the programme

Real deprivation. Real communities. Real need.

"We operate in communities within the North East of England, including North Tyneside, where areas fall within the most deprived deciles of the Index of Multiple Deprivation."

The communities we serve face overlapping, compounding challenges. Our programme responds directly to documented need — providing practical relief and connecting vulnerable people to the services they require.

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Cost-of-living crisis — households unable to meet basic food, energy and housing costs

Food insecurity — families skipping meals; children going hungry in school holiday periods

Social isolation — particularly among elderly residents, migrants and those with limited English

Barriers to accessing support — language, digital exclusion, distrust of statutory services

NEED AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE

WHAT SUPPORT WE PROVIDE

Practical help that helps real people.

International Day operates as a structured service — not a one-day event. Each element below is a deliberate, targeted response to documented need across our communities.

Food Provision

Hot meals, food parcels and essential grocery support provided to vulnerable individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Scale: 900+ people

Clothing & Essentials

Clothing, hygiene products and household essentials distributed to those who cannot afford basic necessities.

Targeted distribution

Health Checks

On-site health assessments enabling early identification of health concerns among individuals unlikely to access GP or NHS services proactively.

Free & accessible

Counselling & Emotional Support

One-to-one support sessions addressing mental health, trauma, grief and the psychological impact of poverty and isolation.

500+ direct recipients

Referral & Signposting

We connect individuals to statutory services — housing, benefits, social care, domestic abuse support — and follow up to ensure contact is made.

Warm referrals

Follow-Up Engagement

Trained volunteers and staff maintain contact with the most vulnerable individuals identified — providing continuity of care beyond the main event.

Year-round

ONGOING SUPPORT — BEYOND THE DAY

This is not a one-off event. It is a sustained intervention.

International Day is part of an ongoing outreach programme. Individuals identified as vulnerable are followed up and connected to continued support — addressing the underlying causes of hardship, not just the immediate symptoms.

01

OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT

Trusted community presence draws in individuals who would not otherwise seek help from statutory services.

02

IDENTIFY & ASSESS

Trained staff identify vulnerability — food insecurity, isolation, health concerns — and record needs for follow-up.

03

REFER & CONNECT

Warm referrals made to partner services — housing, benefits, health, domestic abuse, mental health — with active follow-through.

04

SUSTAINED SUPPORT

Ongoing counselling, mentoring and check-ins maintained throughout the year. Nobody is abandoned after day one.

Follow -up contact

Every vulnerable individual identified during the programme receives a follow-up contact within two weeks to check welfare and ongoing need.

Referral to services

We do not simply signpost — we make active referrals to statutory and voluntary services and track whether contact has been successfully made.

Ongoing counselling & mentoring

Counselling relationships are maintained beyond the main event for those with complex or ongoing mental health and emotional support needs.

Programme continuity

The full programme runs July 2026 – June 2027, ensuring sustained community benefit rather than a single intervention point.

Addressing Deprivation
Across the North East

Real deprivation.
Real communities. Real need.

Practical help that
helps real people.

This is not a one-off event.
It is a sustained intervention.