Volunteers are providing food and other goods in the heart of one of the most deprived communities in the country.
The WD6 Food Support group, which launched in late 2020, has a permanent home at Parkside Community Primary School in Borehamwood.
Twice a week, a former classroom is opened to the public to fill bags with a range of goods, just like a food bank.
WD6 has been operating from the primary school for around a month now - the Cowley Hill neighbourhood location is incredibly important because the ward is said to be the most deprived in Hertfordshire and among the top 10 per cent most deprived areas in England.
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One of WD6's founders, Janice Levine, invited the Times down last week to show how they work and what they can offer residents and families in need.
The food is laid out inside a former classroom inside the David Smith building at Parkside.
The stock includes tinned food and pasta and other cupboard-based food, but there is also a wide selection of bread and fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat thanks to the donations of fridges and freezers.
There are even nappies available and even some bedding has been donated. Visitors were leaving with smiling faces with full bags with around £40 worth of goods.
Open twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, WD6, which is a registered charity, is currently supporting around 50 people during each opening - but the volunteers believe they can easily double that.
Anyone in need of some support is welcome to drop by, whether they live near Parkside or not - and parents and pupils from other primary schools can visit as well.
It's open to pensioners as well, those who are behind on their utility bills, or maybe have become unemployed over the pandemic.
This week, children at Parkside will drop by and fill a small bag of goods to take home to their parents, in the hope of encouraging more who need it to take advantage of the food hub.
The WD6 Food Support group relies on donations to stock its shelves - Janice says they receive generous donations from supermarkets and shops and bakeries across Borehamwood, including Morrisons.
She also gave a shout-out to Harrow-based charity My Yard as well as the North London Food Bank Aid.
Before moving to Parkside, the support group operated out of a smaller space at the Old Haberdashers' in Croxdale Road.
Parkside head teacher Charlie Soyka jumped at the chance to welcome the food hub to his school.
He acknowledged that particularly in this neighbourhood, there is a "desperate need" for a facility like this and he is keen to see more people visit.
The opening hours are on Wednesdays and Fridays between 3.30pm and 4.45pm for those outside of the school community.
The entrance to the hub is via a gate into the school in Allerton Road, with visitors taken up to the food hub by friendly volunteers.
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