As part of our ongoing mission to alleviate food poverty and hunger – and to compensate for technical issues preventing us from receiving donations through the website and app – Provide a Meal has partnered with the team at Neighbourly to deliver surplus food parcels to beneficiaries and needy individuals at the point of need.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Neighbourly helps to connect retail outlets with social enterprises, like Provide a Meal, so that unsold food can be donated free of charge to those who need it. The team at Provide a Meal receive daily notifications for surplus food donations, and work with the outlet to organise a time for collection.
We then work with our network of hostels in the local to supply their residents with a healthy, nutritious range of meals and snacks.
CASE STUDY – PRET A MANGER
Through The Pret Foundation, we have forged a strong relationship with the Pret A Manger shop in Gunwharf Quays. After the shop is closed for business; a variety of salads, rolls, sandwiches and snacks are made available for Provide a Meal to collect to make sure their unsold food goes to those who need it most. These food parcels are then delivered to hostels in the area, including All Saints Hostel in All Saint’s Road, Portsmouth.
This has proven to be a very mutually beneficial and rewarding partnership; and we we are hugely appreciative of the support and commitment shown by The Pret Foundation and Pret A Manger to make this a success.
We are keen to expand and scale this initiative by growing the number of outlets which we receive donations from so that we can serve more hostels and beneficiaries.
Receiving more donations of non-perishable items is another focus so that we can help satisfy more longer term needs.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
At Provide a Meal we are constantly on the lookout for new volunteers to help deliver our mission to alleviate food poverty and hunger. If you would like to get involved with collections and food parcel delivers, please get in touch at [email protected]
