Fusion21 Foundation has provided a vital grant of £30,000 to FareShare Midlands, to enable the charity to extend the reach and impact of the innovative Community Meals Service across the Midlands. This important next step will allow the volume of surplus food accepted to grow, the number of meals produced to increase and the amount of charitable and not-for-profit organisations in receipt of the meals to also rise.

If Sarah Kaul was in any doubt about locals needing the Community Grocery, the queues around the block swiftly dealt with that.
“My husband and I lead the local church and we started providing breakfast parcels for local people during Covid, but after life began to return to a sort of normal, we realised that the need hadn’t gone away at all.”

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"Demand for the services and food that FareShare supplies is at unprecedented levels, higher than we have ever seen before. We have hundreds of organisations on the waiting list to join our service, but the reality is the food just isn't there."

"I really see the benefit of FareShare’s help across communities and it makes me proud to be a volunteer."

In honour of Volunteers' Week (1st to 7th June), at FareShare Midlands we want to celebrate our volunteers’ incredible impact on our mission to maximise the social value of surplus food. Their hard work and dedication not only make a tangible difference in our community, but also inspire others to join us to fight hunger, tackle waste and create opportunities.

We are aware of the immense pressures on the local charities and community organisations that we support. We understand that many of you are facing particularly challenging times, when the number of people coming to you for help is rising. We know that many of you are concerned about the current food situation and, while we can’t see into the future, we can keep you as informed as possible and reassure you that FareShare Midlands and FareShare UK are doing all that we can to navigate this crisis.

Our volunteer warehouse assistants provide priceless support with helping to sort and store food in our warehouses.

Follow the journey of surplus food from one of FareShare's food partners, Gousto, through FareShare Midlands Regional Centre and then out to some of the charities and community groups who get it to people in need.