Halifax Community Fridge
Halifax, UK
The Halifax Community Fridge, is open daily enabling residents and businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.
Unlike food banks, the Halifax Community Fridge is not means-tested - it is available to anyone. It is also discreetly situated and avoids any stigma its users may otherwise feel.
The Halifax Community Fridge launched in August 2020, and has remained open every-single-day since. We are open 365-days-a-year, and are a lifeline for up to 100 families each day. No questions are asked, everyone is welcome.
Working alongside Neighbourly has enabled us to support our towns local supermarkets in drastically reducing their carbon footprint and food wastage, which in-turn has stopped our community from going to sleep hungry.
The work of the Halifax Community Fridge extends beyond free food and drink, everything we do is free to the community that we love to serve. We offer free winter coats, free sanitary packs for females, free pet food to owners and pets in need, free household items to support families in need and so much more
We feature regularly in local and national media, showing the incredible work of the community fridge project and how it has brought our community together. In doing so, we have redistributed millions of items of food and drink back into our local community. Our work is spreading across the U.K., in supporting other Mosques and organisations in setting-up their own community fridges and serve their diverse communities, we are in the process of supporting around 20 organisations to support different communities across the country, examples are provided:
Birmingham Community Fridge: https://www.neighbourly.com/project/67aa5fc339570a98e11db096
JTI Community Fridge: https://www.neighbourly.com/project/658465f445476114d40756b2
Keighley Community Fridge: https://www.neighbourly.com/project/6783c6ef823a3f527caa5fd1
Ashton Community Fridge: https://www.neighbourly.com/project/66df7367c6579d8b4c3cce1a
Here’s some recent links from the media regarding our work:
https://www.calderdalechildcare.org.uk/kb5/calderdale/fsd/service.page?id=aeQeVWscSc8
https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/award-for-halifax-mosque-project-which-is-a-lifeline-for-towns-most-vulnerable-4886288
https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/halifax-community-fridge-national-award-for-halifax-pharmacist-hero-who-goes-above-and-beyond-4285769
https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/halifax-community-fridge-the-selfless-volunteers-who-have-been-out-every-day-for-1000-days-feeding-halifaxs-hungry-4123860
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leeds-56201351
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/free-food-fridge-halifax-bringing-20600051.amp
What we've received
Meals449,904
Non-food (tonnes)6.43
Volunteering (hrs)Volunteering (hours)6
Money£65
Helping Hands UK
Pudsey, UK
We are a non-profit humanitarian project who rely totally on donations and volunteers to support our work in the community.
Our 5 star rated kitchen , cooks around 800 meals and puddings a week , and all food handlers have HHUK training and level 2 food and hygiene in place.
We have regular volunteers who come from all walks of life including NHS workers and some who have been homeless or experienced addiction in one way or another with their own family or friends. Without our volunteers and donators we would not be able to run. We rely totally on donations for our food parcels for people in isolation, homeless people on the streets and those housed and needing a helping hand. We use many of the food donations for making meals to take on outreach and hot home made soups, snacks, drinks and sandwiches. You can inbox us with your donations or use our Wishlist on Amazon which is pinned to the page. We also do a late night supper run on Tuesday evening, which includes , pret A Manger and hot chocolate
Donations are collected by group admin in Pudsey, Pontefract, Leeds, Bramley, Wetherby and Bradford.
All food is distributed on day of collection or within a 12 hour window if collection is pm and is Allergen protected, with dedicated fridges on our registered premises..
We serve both homeless and families in hardship, providing cooked meals, surplus foods and foodbank from Wetherby District foodbank..in leeds and communities of interest.
As A proud member of Forum central , we take a keen interest in Men's health , street workers , families in hardship and people caring for children that are neurodiverse as well as elderly in the community
This is our 9th year of operation, with an excellent standard of attention to specific needs, and dietary requirements and have held all high ratings across the board adhering to all regulations..
We are a much loved organisation, in the community and in central leeds , now partnered with DWP HHSF, providing energy and food vouchers to the elderly and households facing financial strain .
As a proud member /Health and care leader within Elderly people's forum and forum central, we are consistent in providing quality , help and empathy to all that come to us ..
We are keen leaders in saving waste and consistent with following standards that not only help people but protect our planet from harmful waste disposal.
All services are voluntary ..with contributions gladly excepted for food bank items .
Our organisation souly depends on HHSF, smaller grants given by Neighbourly Team and public donations..
We are a non Discrimination organisation, and have a strict policy to treat everyone in guidance with the human rights and equality act .
We also provide a variety of essential food for animals in need. 🥰
What we've received
Meals82,786
Non-food (tonnes)0.74
Money£500