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FareShare saves good food destined for waste and sends it to charities and community groups who transform it into nutritious meals for vulnerable people. The food they redistribute is fresh, quality and in date surplus from the food industry and the charities they work with can be found across the UK.

There are two ways you can get food from FareShare:

• a paid for service with a FareShare Community Food Membership
• the opportunity to collect free surplus food from local supermarkets and restaurants through FareShare Go.

When you become a FareShare Community Food Member, you will be linked with one of their Regional Centres and they will work with you to manage your membership and provide the food to you. FareShare's Regional Centres charge members a nominal fee to cover operational costs. The food you will receive has become surplus before it has hit supermarket shelves and could be from a grower, a manufacturer or a retailer’s distribution centre.

FareShare Go provides charities and community groups with direct access to surplus food from local supermarkets, including Tesco, ASDA and Waitrose & Partners, wholesaler Booker, and restaurants KFC and Nando’s.

In order to receive food, your organisation must demonstrate that you are fit to provide a safe food service to your users. See website for details.

Premium information is available exclusively to SCVO members and supporters

Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Other resources

Type of cost:

Revenue

Who can apply

UK charities and community groups that are organisations involved in distributing food that would otherwise go to waste. examples are: homeless hostels, community centres, children’s breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs. Whatever the focus of your service, as long as you use food to make a difference in your community you can sign up.

When to apply

Register your interest at any time.

How to apply

Register your interest on the FareShare website.

Contact information

Activites funded: General charitable activities Social care and welfare Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged General public Homeless or badly housed People in poverty

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