Deaf Links, a Dundee charity serving the Deaf and hard of hearing community, sought funding and support through Adapt & Thrive to revamp its trading operations after Covid-19 reduced income from room hire and the community café at the Tayside Deaf Hub.

Working with a business advisor from Community Enterprise, Deaf Links developed a Recovery Plan involving rebranding the café and building in a social supermarket, including financial projections for the organisation. As well as rebuilding trading income, the project aims to tackle food insecurity and reduce food waste, using in-date surplus, over-ordered and no longer stocked food from chain supermarkets and local food suppliers and making it available for a suggested donation which will be significantly less than the retail price.