What is Holiday Hunger?
When you think of the school holidays, you may think of fun activities, holidays and a chance to recharge before the busy school year kicks off. But for many families on a low income, this is not the reality. Holiday hunger pushes many families into food poverty and insecurity. Although some children from low-income families […]
Could you live off £2.50 a day?
An estimated three million children risk being hungry in the school holidays in the UK. The daily struggle with hunger, for some families, rules out any chance they might otherwise have of going out and enjoying themselves, leading to inactivity, isolation and loneliness. On top of this, in our projects up and down the country, […]
Day 4 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
Beverley is taking our Holiday Hunger Challenge this week, living off a food and drink budget of just £2.50 a day to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK, especially during the school holidays which can push many families into food insecurity and poverty. Here she shares what day 4 of the challenge has […]
Day 2 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
Beverley is taking our Holiday Hunger Challenge in the first week of July. She will be living off a food and drink budget of just £2.50 a day to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK, especially during the school holidays which can push many families into food insecurity and poverty. Here she shares […]
Day 3 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
Beverley is taking our Holiday Hunger Challenge in the first week of July. She will be living off a food and drink budget of just £2.50 a day to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK, especially during the school holidays which can push many families into food insecurity and poverty. Here she shares […]
Day 1 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
Beverley is taking our Holiday Hunger Challenge in the first week of July. She will be living off a food and drink budget of just £2.50 a day to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK, especially during the school holidays which can push many families into food insecurity and poverty. Here she shares […]
FoodCycle at 9
FoodCycle turns 9 this week and we’re delighted to have now served a quarter of a million meals! We’ve learnt a lot since we served our first ever meal (which was reportedly a pot of brown sludge). We now have 37 projects across the UK, led by 5,000 incredible volunteers, and supported by a regional […]
A main meal from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
A starter from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
Taste not waste: Meet our ‘on foot’ food collection heroes
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
TASTE NOT WASTE: MEET OUR DRIVING FOOD COLLECTION HEROES
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
Taste not waste: Meet our cycling food collection heroes
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]