What We Do
Fighting food poverty in Brighton and Hove
We support over 40 organisations in Brighton and Hove by providing them with good quality surplus food. These organisations support thousands of vulnerable people. Most are homeless but many others are troubled teenagers, women escaping abuse, or sufferers of HIV/AIDS or mental health problems.
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It is estimated that four million people in the UK cannot afford a healthy diet. With food prices rising, many Brighton and Hove residents are struggling to include fresh food and healthy ingredients in their diet.
FareShare Brighton and Hove makes twice daily deliveries of good quality surplus foods to over 40 organisations, such as shelters and refuges as well as day centres and community groups. Read our latest impact survey to find out more about the difference we make (.pdf 275kb).
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Fighting Food Waste
FareShare Brighton and Hove works with the food industry to redistribute their good quality, edible surplus food.
WRAP estimates that the UK food and drink supply chain disposes of 6.5 million tonnes of food and drink a year. Much of this food is good quality, edible food and is unecessarily thrown onto landfill sites, left to generate tonnes of toxic, harmful greenhouse gasses. Examples of food items that FareShare receives can include fresh fruit and veg that is past its sell-by date (though not its use-by date), long life products such as pasta or condensed milk that has damaged packaging, or everyday items that have simply been over ordered.
Our food suppliers see FareShare as an ethical, safe and positive alternative for their surplus food, and we continue to develop our relationship with them. Last year we received and redistributed over 200 tonnes of food. To find out where our food comes from, please see our food partners' page.
Providing opportunities for volunteers
FareShare Brighton and Hove is almost entirely run by a fantastic team of volunteers. Our volunteers come from across the community, many of who have been homeless or struggled with mental illness or addiction. We provide a positive and safe work environment whilst offering a programme of work skills and training in food hygiene, manual handling and fork-lift truck driving. For many it is their first step back towards regular work after unemployment or rehab.
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“Volunteering at FareShare gave me such a boost for my confidence. I cannot begin to explain how much it meant to me to be accepted as a volunteer. Thank-you so much.”
- Volunteer at FareShare Brighton and Hove
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To see what our other volunteers think of us, please visit our volunteers' page.
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