June 2025 – Pecan Blog
For the past two years, Pecan’s Employment Support Team has quietly transformed lives, one client at a time. From our base in Southeast London, we have welcomed parents, unpaid carers, and over-50s into a non-judgemental, supportive environment where everyone is treated with care, kindness, and the respect they deserve.
May 2025 – Pecan Blog
Food insecurity and the rising cost of living continues to impact families and individuals cross Southwark. At Pecan, we’ve been working to address this through new, accessible ways of getting good food to the people who need it most. One of our latest projects is a Pop-Up Pantry at Rachel Leigh Community Hall in Walworth
April 2025 – Pecan Blog
Our April contributor is Emily, Food Services Project Manager. Emily has been working on the Trussell Pathfinder project to address how we reduce the need for foodbanks in Southwark.
Pecan Spring 2025 Newsletter
As the season of renewal begins, we’re excited to share heartwarming stories and uplifting updates from Pecan. Meet our wonderful new Chair of Trustees, Sally Dixon, celebrate our January–March highlights, and discover the latest from our projects—including a surprise hidden talent from one of our Employment Support team members and the launch of a brand-new pop-up Pantry. We hope you feel the kindness and community spirit that makes Pecan so special. Happy reading!
March 2025 – Pecan Blog
Our March contributor is Kellie, a corporate volunteer that has worked across our projects to support the work we do, as well as fundraise for Pecan. We appreciate the kindness from our local and wider community who choose to volunteer with us, so read on to find out why Kellie volunteers and choosing to run the London Marathon for Pecan.
Press Release – Peckham Pantry Pop-Up #1
We will be launching our first pop-up on Tuesday 15 April 2025 at the Rachel Leigh Community Hall, 32 Andrews Walk London SE17 3JQ.
So, join us on Tuesday 15 April from 10am-3pm for the launch of this new social supermarket in Walworth
February 2025 – Pecan Blog
Community organising means bringing people together to take action on the issues they care about. In this blog, our Community Engagement Officer Flora Schweighofer shares how a group of local residents on low incomes connected to Pecan are coming together to make life in Southwark easier and better for everyone.
Pecan Winter 2025 #2 Newsletter
Happy New Year! And welcome to our first newsletter of 2025.
In this newsletter, we look back at some of our highlights for 2024 including turning 35! A bittersweet milestone: we are so proud of the work Pecan has carried out over the last 35 years; of the innovation and the impact we have had on the community.
January 2025 – Pecan Blog
There is so much that goes on behind the scenes at Pecan, so towards the end of each month we will be posting a blog to highlight the hidden side to the five projects at Pecan, and to raise the awareness of the many social inequalities that Pecan address through our charity.
Pecan Winter 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. Yes, Christmas is just around the corner and that means amongst all the festivities, Pecan’s yearly fundraising campaign is up and running: Give a Gift of Hope, Kindness, Belief.