Bookbike London teams up with Barking Learning Centre

February Half Term 12-21st February

This is a brief summary of the volunteering we carried out over the February 2021 Half Term School Break.

We were approached and supported by the Barking Learning Centre to support local residents who were affected by the Coronavirus lockdown. Almost one third of recipients (61) have suffered with mental health, including, anxiety and depression, PTSD, Psychosis, and OCD. 

Of the 185 families we visited the total number of females reached was 124 over 16 separate trips during the holiday period.

Thanks to Zoinul Abidin and the team for the fabulous books - You’ve all made a community very happy. 

Recipients	Number
Homeless hostel	22
Mental health patients	16
Children	18
Teenagers 16-18	23
Refugees	13
Elderly over 65	12
Toddlers 0-5	39
Children	14
Teenagers 16-18	11
Foodbank recipients	17

Total 185

Ethnicity	Number
White English	64
Bangladeshi	41
Caribbean	21
African	24
Pakistani	12
Turkish	17
Arab	6

Distance covered

167.7 km