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FareShare Sussex's mission is to ensure no good food goes to waste. Help us redirect surplus food destined to be wasted to people that need it most this Christmas.
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Situation
At least 250,000 tonnes of in-date food is wasted each year by the food industry. Much is sent to landfill causing harmful CO2 and methane emissions. At the same time, millions of families are struggling to afford to eat, with numbers rising since the pandemic. Sussex suffers pockets of high deprivation in areas including Brighton, Worthing and Hastings. The impact of Covid-19 saw us needing to triple our deliveries and we expect high demand to continue as the long-term effects are felt.
Solution
FareShare Sussex are solving the environmental problem of food unnecessarily going to waste by intercepting it from landfill and other disposal routes. The food is instead utilised to provide nutritious meals and food parcels to vulnerable people via our charity members. We work with charities that provide services in addition to food such as advice, children’s services and befriending, to help break the cycle of poverty and use food as a vehicle for good above and beyond alleviating hunger.
