About Us
Our mission - Using surplus food to support & educate people
Food for Families was established in early 2023 to support families who, although often working, are struggling to provide healthy food for the people they love. Each week with the help of a great team of volunteers, we cook a fresh nutritious one-pot take-away’ meal for our families, which they collect discreetly from school pick-up points when they retrieve their children. We are currently producing 150 meals a week, supporting 35 local families and the really great thing is that by collecting and using perfectly fresh supermarket ’waste’ food, in as many ways as we can, we are tackling food waste as well as helping to bridge the poverty gap.
Become One Of Our Families
Food for Families is a really simple concept. Our team of cooks makes a family meal every Monday. We cook it, you collect it, and your family eats it! For one day a week, you don’t have to worry about how much money you have, what’s left in the fridge after the weekend, or whether you can afford to turn on the oven.
Do you live in West Vale, Elland, Greetland, Bowling Green, or Holywell Green?
Do your children attend West Vale Academy, Greetland Academy, Bowling Green Academy, Holywell Green Primary School, Old Earth School, or Elland C of E School?
Are you feeling the pinch from rising prices?
Would you like a free family meal?
If you answered Yes to these questions, you qualify!
Finalists again in Calderdale Community Spirit Awards 2024
We are delighted to have been nominated in the 2024 awards in not just one, but two categories: “Best Response to the Cost of Living Crisis” (for the second year running), and “The Best New Charity.”
Winners of 'The Best New Charity' in the Calderdale Community Spirit Awards 2024
We were thrilled to be awarded “The Best New Charity”! We were thrilled to be awarded as winners of 'The Best New Charity'.
Our Schools
At Food for Families, our mission is to help reduce waste by providing meals to families who need them. Starting with our local schools, we serve approximately 150 meals a week.
Our volunteers
Founded in 2023, Food for Families has been committed to making a difference in our community by using surplus food. We now have a team of over 18 volunteers who help make this possible.