Food for the homeless

Homelessness can mean many different things – from being in temporary accommodation to sleeping on the streets. Whatever a person’s actual circumstances, being homeless often means that they have difficulty affording or having access to regular, nutritious food.

At FoodCycle, our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and waste a thing of the past for every community.

While we aren’t directly donating food to homeless shelters, we provide free food for anyone that needs it – including those who may be homeless.

With community dining, week in, week out we provide delicious meals and great conversation to any one that needs it. Everyone is welcome, from any walk of life, and all our meals are free.

People often ask us if they can donate food to help us provide meals. Unfortunately, we can’t accept food charity donations from members of the public, as we are only able to accept surplus food from supermarkets and other food retailers.

If you want to help FoodCycle, there are different ways you can support us. There are a number of different volunteer roles – whether you love to cook, to meet people or to help with organisation, you’ll find a role for you. Check out our volunteer roles.

Or maybe fundraising is more your line. That’s great, we love to hear from people who are keen to raise money to help us feed hungry people – whether homeless or not. Have a look at some of our fundraising ideas.