Tag: The Felix Project

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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Felix’s first roadside ad campaign launches

Stuart Mitchell

The Felix Project has launched their first ever roadside advertising campaign to call attention to rising hunger in London, with support from advertiser JCDecaux UK and The Maverick Group.  ‘London has a hunger crisis’ posters will transmit from 75 large format roadside screens across London and be seen approximately 4 million times each week as part of the 6 week campaign.  Although The Felix Project already delivers the equivalent of 29M meals to around 1000 community organisations and schools in London, there are more than 530 currently on the waiting…

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