We’re thrilled that South Lanarkshire Council has granted permission for the proposed Social Bite Village in Rutherglen. The Village characterises our commitment to addressing homelessness in the region through innovative and proven solutions and is a significant step forward in the mission to end homelessness. What to expect from the village project The proposed village will be built on a brownfield site on Harriet Street. It will consist of 15 modern, sustainable modular homes, known as Nest Houses, and a community hub surrounded by beautiful landscaping and an outdoor gym…
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Just Eat donates 1.2m meals through winter meal appeal
Since launching their annual Meal Appeal in 2020, Just Eat has raised enough funds to provide over 1.2m meals to those in need. Now in its third year, the initiative encourages customers to raise money for Just Eat’s charity partners, FoodCycle and Social Bite to support low-income families and people facing food hunger, loneliness and homelessness. The most recent campaign saw record customer donations, with over 600,000 individual customer donations made after ordering a meal on the food delivery app between November 2022 and February 2023, doubling the customer participation…
Read MoreJust Eat launches Christmas Meal Appeal with charity Social Bite to provide up to 200,000 meals for homeless and vulnerable people
Just Eat and Social Bite have launched a new campaign to provide meals to up to 200,000 homeless and vulnerable people this Christmas. Helen Mirren has made a video appeal to raise money for the appeal and other well-known faces including Rob Brydon and Sir Chris Hoy have posted videos backing the new Christmas Meal Appeal. The appeal comes after reports detail the increasing issue of homelessness in the UK, and the increased pressure and reliance on charities as the nation deals with the economic and social fallout of the…
Read MoreSocial Bite has teamed up with Malala and UNICEF to launch a global sleep out movement
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, visited Edinburgh yesterday marking an announcement that her organisation, Malala Fund, will be working with Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration, which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. Malala recently visited Social Bite’s restaurant, Vesta, for a private luncheon and later that night spoke at Edinburgh’s EICC at a dinner hosted by Social Bite. During the visit, Social Bite’s co-founder Josh Littlejohn revealed that Malala Fund will be a key partner and…
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