It redistributes surplus food from the food industry to more than 170 organisations throughout the region – with more signing up every day to become Community Food Members (CFMs). This means that FareShare Hull and Humber’s network of CFMs is now feeding more than 20,000 people who are directly affected by food poverty.
FareShare Hull & Humber is part of the national FareShare network which in 2019/20 contributed more than 24,074 tonnes of food to over 10,962 charities and community groups that in turn provide over 57.3 million meals to vulnerable people.
FareShare also helps the environment by minimizing the amount of food sent to landfill and helping businesses reduce CO2 emissions.
If you are a community organisation working with people who are who are struggling to put food on the table – then get in touch or find out more by going to our Getting Food page.
FareShare Hull & Humber has developed excellent links with the food industry both locally and nationally – if you are a food company in our region and are interested in donating surplus food – then we’d love to hear from you.
FareShare Hull & Humber also has endless opportunities in areas of volunteering, training and employability. If you are interested in finding out more – please get in touch.
If you are a charity or community group that uses food to support people, you can also sign up to FareShare FoodCloud and collect good quality, surplus food from Tesco stores for free!
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