COVID-19: Our lockdown story

The amazing story of how hundreds of supporters helped us to redistribute food to people in need during lockdown
Coronavirus Response: Help us get food to vulnerable children and families this summer

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20,892

Volunteer hours given in 2018-2019

1,468

Tonnes of food redistributed in 2018-2019

232

Community Food Members supplied in 2018-2019

3,470,440

Meals provided in 2018-2019

How we fight hunger and food waste

We save good food from going to waste…

Hundreds of tonnes from the food industry.

redistribute it around Greater Manchester…

From Wigan to Stockport.

to charities, schools and community groups…

over 200 of them including children’s clubs, homeless hostels and refuges.

…who turn it into meals for vulnerable people

Last year we redistributed enough food for over 3,000,000 meals.

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