Housekeeping staff have set down mops and buckets to provide free meals and food packages to their vulnerable customers.
Handy Ladies, a cleaning company in Stockport, Greater Manchester, was unable to perform their usual cleaning services due to lockdown restrictions. So they decided to help the elderly in their community.
They catered for those shielding themselves with grocery deliveries and pre-cooked meals with a demand of 180 free meals per day, with a record high of 720 per week.
The company has relied solely on donations from food, resources and volunteer delivery drivers for delivery.
At home Instead, Stockport, who provides home care to the community so that they can remain independent, volunteered to help.
Hayley Fallon, Community Engagement Manager at Home Statt Stockport, volunteers as a driver for the Handy Ladies
Hayley Fallon, Community Relations Manager at Home Instead of Stockport, volunteered as a driver on weekdays.
She said: “The Handy Ladies were really community champions during this pandemic and selflessly devoted their free time to cooking and caring for the elderly and vulnerable in our region.
“Their efforts were so focused on our home that we were honored to be able to help them in any way we can.”
Handy Ladies plan to resume grocery deliveries after the lockdown, and Hayley added that the initiative has shown that the community is coming together.
She said, “The ladies really appreciate all of the community food donations that enable them to continue to provide hot meals and food packages to those who need them most.
“The Stockport community has really come together for a good cause throughout the pandemic.”
