Happy New Year from all at Food Aware CIC!
We reflect on 2023 activity –
• 684 tonnes of food redistributed
• 143 community orgs supported
• 2.3million meals
• 30+ volunteers supporting
• 1 fab Team!
Thank you to all our supporters.
Bring on 2024
ALDI – Wath-upon-Dearne
Huge thanks to Claire & team Aldi UK in Wath-upon-Dearne in Rotherham for this huge donation – 21 trays of veg & potatoes whcih our team have passed to our community partners Mexborough Foodbank as they reopen on Fri 5th Jan!
Mexborough Foodbank
Another very busy Foodbank session today with 30 food parcels distributed across Mexborough, Denaby & Conisbrough as we start back in 2024…hitting the ground running!Most of these were delivered by Mexborough Foodbank Manager Sean and Alan & Ian as we were three drivers short today. Full team should be back next Friday!
Huge thanks to all our hardworking volunteers who work so hard each week helping people less fortunate.
All community partner referrals from – Doncaster Council, St Leger Homes Doncaster, Mexborough Family Hub, Wrap Around Supporting People, Denaby & Conisbrough Family Hub; Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough, Communities South Area Team Doncaster, Be Well Doncaster, DWP, Community First Credit Union Ltd etc.
We DO NOT accept self referrals and food parcels are only provided via email referrals received from community partners above.
Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support with your donations via our local collection points Lidl Mexborough & Aldi UK etc.
This year, 2024, is going to be another very challenging year for so many local people/families and a long winter ahead of us.
If you are able to support us with larger donations, please contact us via email – info@foodawarecic.org.uk
Thank you
Happy Birthday To Us!
Food AWARE CIC is 16 years old this month! Happy Birthday us!So proud of our hard working team of volunteers who work so hard helping people less fortunate and Feeding People Not Landfill !
Huge thanks to all our supporters.
Jacksons of Yorkshire
Huge thanks to one of our many donors Jacksons of Yorkshire for another fab donation of surplus bread this week!Surplus bread is usually collected via our volunteers at Thorne And Moorends Community Food Bank and brought to our warehouse for sharing with numerous other community projects such as –
Mexborough Foodbank Pioneer Social Enterprise Ltd St Mary Magdalene Maltby Foodbank BME United Doncaster People Focused Group Doncaster Street Hub Royston Friends Association Community Pantry The Ark Rossington Holmescarr Centre Community Cafe & Food Train etc etc during the Cost Of Living Crisis.
FoodAWARE Community Kitchen
Very cold evening (January 15th) at the food aware community kitchen temperatures minus 2 but this brilliant team turned out to make sure our service users had a hot drink and a meal.Tonight’s menu
- Pasta bake
- Chicken curry and rice
- Mince beef pie peas gravy
Thank you to Ian for providing hot chocolate well appreciated.
Busy, Busy, Busy
Another crazy week last week in the world of Food AWARE!Another 10 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to our growing number of community projects…and for FREE!
Highlights were – seeing the fab guys from The Ridge Employability College collecting on behalf of North Doncaster Development Trust NDDT) topping up Martine & Sue of Royston Friends Association/Community Pantry, swapping some pallets of surplus with our friends Food Works Sheffield, supporting the fab Helping Hands Community Centre with their community cafe, Paul & fab Dearnevalleypdc & supporting St John’s Church & Multibank, Balby ‘Given Freely Freely Given’ BME United Doncaster Mexborough Foodbank Thorne And Moorends Community Food Bank St Mary Magdalene Maltby Foodbank Doncaster Street Hub The Ark Rossington Holmescarr Centre Community Cafe DN7 Food Bank People Focused Group Pioneer Social Enterprise Ltd and many many more!
Huge thanks as always to our dedicated team of volunteers and all of our donors/supporters.
