Love People Strategic Pillar for LGK
Love People
Our Mission: Food. Opportunity. Lasting Change.
The LGK & Love Joes partnership exists to harness the power of food, heritage and opportunity to create lasting social impact. Together, we are committed to celebrating communities, igniting potential and empowering people through practical support, education and meaningful pathways into training and sustainable employment. By tackling food insecurity, reducing food waste and sharing our combined resources and expertise, we aim to strengthen communities locally, nationally and globally — using food as a force for positive and lasting change.
OUR AIM
A People Centred Approach
Our aim is to create a people centred support service that wraps around the needs of our fellow human beings. This includes looking at a holistc support approach of dealing with physical, mental and spcial wellbeing.
Our rainy day programme
We recognise that due to unexpected events, families and individuals can end up in critical situations where they require urgent supplies, funds, household items, clothing, and more. Our emergency assistance program is designed to provide support.
Families and People
Our charitable initiative focuses on providing urgent assistance to families and individuals in need, having raised funds for support programs aiding children with severe illnesses and others facing critical conditions over the past 12 years.
Tackling social isolation
Our Love People program looks at way of tackling social isolation not just with the elderly population but with isolated communities and individuals in need of a conversation, interaction and a place in the community.
Our worldwide misssion
Poverty has been in existence since the creation of man as so has the ability to care enough to support the global crisis. LGK has dedicated global schemes that have targeted support through medical supplies and access to education for families, children and young people
Strategic collaboration
Our strategic collaboration with the Love Joes Ltd Social Impact Programme 2024–2028 reflects LGK in the Community’s commitment to celebrate, ignite, empower, teach and support through the power of food and heritage.
By combining our resources, expertise and shared values, we are tackling food insecurity, reducing food waste and creating meaningful pathways into education, training and sustainable employment.
Through purposeful, long-term intervention, we aim to empower individuals and strengthen communities locally, nationally and globally — using food as a force for positive and lasting change.
Our Partnership Roadmap
From Food to Lasting Change
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CONNECT
Bringing purpose and partnership together
• Unite LGK & Love Joes around shared values
• Listen to communities and understand local needs
• Build relationships with community organisations and partners
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SUPPORT
Getting food and heritage resources where they matter most
• Help tackle food insecurity
• Redirect surplus food to support communities
• Reduce food waste through purposeful action
• Provide practical support to people who need it
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TEACH
Using food as a platform for learning
• Deliver food, cookery and life-skills education
• Celebrate food, culture and heritage
• Develop confidence and practical skills
• Create accessible learning experiences
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EMPOWER
Turning skills into opportunities
• Create pathways into education and training
• Support employability and workplace readiness
• Connect people with meaningful opportunities
• Help individuals build confidence and independence
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GROW
Creating sustainable, long-term impact
• Support pathways into sustainable employment
• Strengthen communities through continued collaboration
• Expand successful initiatives locally, nationally and globally
• Measure, learn and build on our social impact
Volunteer Bank
Every empire has its soldiers as so does LGK in the community. Wihout our trusted and dedicated volunteers our programmes and support services would be impossible to run. We have a dedicated volunteer poole of over 30 people and growing and each year record our baned volunteer hours
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Current volunteer poole
2025/26 VOLUNTEER HOURS
2024/25 VOLUNTEER HOURS
VOLUNTEER HOURS TO DATE
FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
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Our Journey: From Taverna to support Movement
Our Journey: From Taverna to support Movement
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Our Philanthropic Ethos
Our Philanthropic Ethos
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Lakis Greek Kitchen
Lakis Greek Kitchen
Live Projects
Discover the projects that are active today.
Projects
The Journey
CONNECT → SUPPORT → TEACH → EMPOWER → GROW
Our Vision
To create stronger communities where food and heritage becomes a catalyst for learning, opportunity and lasting positive change.
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