Who we are
All Community Connect CIC is a foodbank and warm space based in Leeds.
Growth and Resilience
2025 was a year of tremendous growth and resilience for All Community Connect CIC, reaffirming our commitment to empowering communities and fostering inclusivity. Read more in our Impact Report.
What we do
Our primary mission is to provide welcoming spaces where people can pick up food, drinks and sanitary products, have a hot cuppa and a chat, and maybe even depart with a smile.
All Community Connect CIC encourages healthy eating and cooking from scratch, distributing food parcels consisting of:
- Breakfast items such as cereal, milk and bread.
- Tinned goods such as baked beans and tomatoes.
- Baking supplies including flour and oil.
- Treat items like crisps and soft drinks.
- We also support adults with digital literacy on subjects such as basic computer skills and staying safe online.
Partners
With the help of our partners, we try to help ease the cost-of-living crisis for those who need it most.
Morrisons (Hunslet)
Morrisons deliver food to us twice each month, which we then distribute via our own network in Leeds.
Warm Spaces Leeds
We are registered as a Warm Welcome Space in Leeds. Take a look at www.warmwelcome.uk.
Fairshare
Fairshare provide us with food parcels which we distribute via our own network to those most in need.
Leeds Food Aid
Unity in Poverty Action (UPA), Leeds Food Aid Network (FAN) and West Yorkshire Food Poverty Network - we supply them with data so that the Leeds City region can analyse food poverty and plan accordingly.
Hamara Centre
Hamara Healthy Living Centre runs a wide range of groups and activities for different age groups. They help us with distribution and are our chosen CIC ‘asset lock’ partner. Check our their website: hamara.org.uk
Involve Leeds
Involve is a collaborative community centre committed to sustainable, ethic, humanist values. You can also book the space for your own events. Check our their Facebook page by clicking here.
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Gallery
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Our lovely volunteering team!
Our lovely volunteering team!
Student support group with Cllr. Abigail Marshal Kuntung (Mayor of Leeds 2024–25) and Cllr. Sharon Hamilton
Student support group with Cllr. Abigail Marshal Kuntung (Mayor of Leeds 2024–25) and Cllr. Sharon Hamilton
The Involve Centre in Hunslet
The Involve Centre in Hunslet
Innocent with service users at The Bethlehem Centre
Innocent with service users at The Bethlehem Centre
Innocent with service users
Innocent with service users
A defibrillator installed outside The Bethlehem Centre
A defibrillator installed outside The Bethlehem Centre
Innocent with service users
Innocent with service users
The All Community Connect CIC stall at Beeston Festival
The All Community Connect CIC stall at Beeston Festival
The All Community Connect CIC stall at Beeston Festival
The All Community Connect CIC stall at Beeston Festival
Innocent receiving an award
Innocent receiving an award
An arts and crafts session at The Bethlehem Centre
An arts and crafts session at The Bethlehem Centre
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Student support group with Cllr. Abigail Marshal Kuntung (Mayor of Leeds 2024–25) and Cllr. Sharon Hamilton
Student support group with Cllr. Abigail Marshal Kuntung (Mayor of Leeds 2024–25) and Cllr. Sharon Hamilton
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About our founder - Innocent Igiehon
Innocent founded All Community Connect CIC in 2021.
During the pandemic, Innocent was working on a food aid initiative with his church. As the financial situation grew dire for many, Innocent spoke to a manager at Tesco and asked if there was a way he would be allowed to distribute food that was close or upon use-by date.
Due to demand, Innocent formed a dedicated CIC, focused on helping those in food poverty and/or period poverty.
Away from All Community Connect, Innocent is a key member of the Equality Team at USDAW (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers). He has served two terms of three years and is now fully-committed to his third term of another three years. One of his life goals is to help people get a share of what is available. He is a member of the standing order committee and has been a regional councillor for 3 years. His principled stance on equality is applied to his work at All Community Connect CIC.
