OUR VISION: A society where no one is hungry or lonely
OUR MISSION: To nourish communities using surplus food
OUR AIMS:
FoodCycle Builds Community
We have over 12,000 volunteers registered with us to deliver a FoodCycle Project in their local area. A project is where FoodCycle volunteers collect surplus food and cook it Ready, Steady, Cook-style into delicious meals which they serve to guests from the local community.
At every meal, volunteers and guests sit down together to eat the meal together. Conversation flows, barriers are broken down and friendships are formed.
We work within lots of different communities and meet all kinds of people at our projects. Many of our guests include older people, people dealing with mental health issues, those affected by homelessness, low-income families, asylum seekers and refugees, and people who are long-term unemployed.
WE BUILD COMMUNITIES
Communities are built around FoodCycle meals: guests and volunteers meet new people and make friends, eat with those from different walks of life and share conversations with one another.
WE REDUCE FOOD POVERTY
Our projects are based in some of the most deprived communities in the UK and support people living with hunger and poverty.
WE ARE A PLACE FOR OUR GUESTS TO MAKE FRIENDS
A lack of social contact with other people can have a huge effect on an individual’s mental and physical health.