Our Focus
Our focus is providing reliable, dignified food as part of everyday community programmes.
We support participation, routine and connection by making sure food is consistent, safe and taken care of, so services can focus on the people they work with.
We do not deliver interventions or target risk.
We provide the food infrastructure that allows community activity to run smoothly.
HAF Food Provision
Food-Led Community Programmes
Food-Led Community Programmes
We provide food for Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes where reliability, compliance and consistency matter.
Our HAF provision focuses on:
- Always nutrient-dense.
- homemade, from scratch cooking
- utilising surplus providers to minimise food waste
- proper, familiar meals children will eat
- clear allergen management and safeguarding
- flexibil
We provide food for Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes where reliability, compliance and consistency matter.
Our HAF provision focuses on:
- Always nutrient-dense.
- homemade, from scratch cooking
- utilising surplus providers to minimise food waste
- proper, familiar meals children will eat
- clear allergen management and safeguarding
- flexibility for changing numbers and settings
- reducing pressure on activity providers
Because we deliver food year-round in community settings, HAF is not a standalone offer for us. It sits within an established delivery model built on routine, systems and real-world experience.
Food-Led Community Programmes
Food-Led Community Programmes
Food-Led Community Programmes
At Dorothy Parkes Centre, we deliver regular food-led community sessions where meals support participation, routine and connection.
These programmes allow us to:
- work consistently with families and mixed community groups
- understand practical dietary and sensory needs
- test what works in real community settings
- build trust through predictability
At Dorothy Parkes Centre, we deliver regular food-led community sessions where meals support participation, routine and connection.
These programmes allow us to:
- work consistently with families and mixed community groups
- understand practical dietary and sensory needs
- test what works in real community settings
- build trust through predictability and quality
This ongoing delivery directly informs how we cater elsewhere, including commissioned and holiday provision.
Little Chefs
Food-Led Community Programmes
Little Chefs
Through Little Chefs, we use food as a hands-on, accessible way for children and families to engage, learn and take part together.
The focus is on:
- confidence around food
- routine and shared activity
- inclusion for SEND and neurodivergent children
- creating positive, pressure-free food experiences
Little Chefs strengthens our catering work by keep
Through Little Chefs, we use food as a hands-on, accessible way for children and families to engage, learn and take part together.
The focus is on:
- confidence around food
- routine and shared activity
- inclusion for SEND and neurodivergent children
- creating positive, pressure-free food experiences
Little Chefs strengthens our catering work by keeping us closely connected to the people we serve and the realities of cooking, eating and participation in family life.