We’re extremely proud to be working with EMS, who recently won a Business in the Community Award. EMS is a community-focused company based in east Hull and covering Hull, East Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, working with residents, community groups and local businesses to alleviate food and fuel poverty.
Jan Boyd is a trailblazer fighting poverty in Hull, where our head office is based.
What does EMS do?
"EMS is a community-focused company based in east Hull and covering Hull, East Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, working with residents, community groups and local businesses to alleviate food and fuel poverty."
What are you passionate about changing?
"Poverty comes in all shapes and sizes and it’s not just exclusive to people claiming benefits, we have a high number of residents who are working in Hull who are still living in poverty. Working with communities can make a difference in their lives even if this is offering affordable food and cooking skills so they can really make the most out of the food they have and put money back into their pockets."
How does Cranswick help?
"Cranswick has been a fantastic support by providing meat for our ready meals project from a number of different site locations. We currently make on average 160 fresh and nutritious meals a week and deliver them out to five community fridges around Hull. Each meal will serve up to a family of four."
EMS operates under the following company objectives:
Growing: Developing community allotments, growing spaces and edible gardens.
Energy: Offer a range of practical energy saving equipment, support and advice so residents can save money on their fuel bills.
Food: The Hull Community Shop (HCS) a project turning surplus produce from supermarkets/suppliers into affordable food for residents in food poverty.
Cooking on a Budget sessions; working with residents to improve their cooking skills in a social setting.
Freedom Food Project; cooking nutritious ready-meals for up to a family of four and delivered to community fridges located around Hull.
Nature: Homes to Roost, building bird/bat boxes and bug hotels with schools, community groups and residential homes. Biodiversity education in schools including tree planting.
Find out more and support EMS here.