Tag: The Felix Project

A quarter of UK working parents have turned to food support services to put food on their tables

Stuart Mitchell

Almost a quarter of working parents across the UK have had to turn to a food support service in the last year to help them feed their children. Food redistribution charity The Felix Project surveyed 4,000 working parents with at least one child at home aged 16 and under. They found 23% have used a food bank, that could equate to 1,725,000 parents across the UK. Of those, 1 in 4 are using food services every one or two weeks to make sure they have enough food to feed their…

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UK’s Leading Food Redistribution Charities To Merge: Strengthening Social And Environmental Impact

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s two largest food redistribution charities are merging to tackle the scale of food waste and food insecurity at a time of urgent need. Nearly one in seven people in the UK face food insecurity, while 4.6 million tonnes of good food are wasted each year. With demand rising and eight in ten charities fearing they cannot keep up, combining forces now will support rescuing more food, cutting more waste and reaching more people.  “This merger will enable us do so much more to tackle food waste at source,…

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Government Announces £15m Fund To Save Surplus Farm Food

Stuart Mitchell

In a joint statement, Charlotte Hill, CEO of The Felix Project, and Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO of FareShare, said: “Following years of campaigning by FareShare and The Felix Project, we are delighted that this fund will become a reality. We are pleased that the government has recognised that too much food goes to waste on our farms and that it should be redistributed to feed people who need it. It is vital that the scheme is delivered in a manner that maximises the redistribution of surplus food to those who need…

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Felix’s Multibank: new service led by The Felix Project will redistribute 400,000 surplus essentials donated by Amazon and other businesses to help 40,000 families in need across London

Stuart Mitchell

A new charity initiative launched in West London recently to donate more than 400,000 surplus essential goods to 40,000 families in need across the capital over the next 12 months. London’s first Multibank, ‘Felix’s Multibank’, is led by The Felix Project, with support from Amazon, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The service will help families experiencing poverty by providing essentials like toiletries, baby products, cleaning goods and bedding donated by Amazon, and other national and regional businesses. It is an expansion of…

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Canary Wharf Group Joins Forces with The Felix Project to Tackle Food Poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Canary Wharf Group and The Felix Project, a food redistribution charity have agreed a long-term partnership that will see them join forces to tackle food poverty in London. The two organisations aim to deliver long term social impact while prioritising sustainability as they tackle this urgent issue, which sees around 400,000 children in the capital going to bed without eating a proper evening meal. The Felix Project, which has four depots across London, including one close to Canary Wharf in nearby Poplar, will benefit from the strength, vibrancy and scale…

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