FareShare South West is an independent franchise of the national charity, FareShare.
We work with the food industry to minimise fit-for-purpose fresh, frozen and long-life food going to waste as landfill, and send this food into organisations working with the most vulnerable people in the community. Thousands of tonnes of perfectly good in-date food are landfilled in the South West each year due to packaging errors, out of date promotions, discontinued lines and so on. At the same time, there are over 4 million people in the UK who cannot afford a healthy diet, among them homeless and elderly people, children in disadvantaged areas, refugees and people suffering mental & physical health problems.
FareShare South West aims to address this imbalance by redistributing quality surplus food to groups working with vulnerable individuals in and around Bristol.
Through our warehouse we also offer volunteering and training opportunities to members of the public, including (to a large extent) clients of our Community Members, who are often homeless or at risk of homelessness, in recovery from addictions, or ex-offenders.
FareShare South West, based in Bristol, was set up in late 2007 to work with community groups in and around Bristol city. We support over 50 organisations, including hostels, day centres, lunch clubs, addiction agencies & refugee centres, in delivering a food service to those who need it most. Our service enables these organisations to get people through the door and also to redirect their funds into improving their own services.
For further information on how to access the food service, please see the ‘community food network members’ page.
Click here for a list of the charity’s directors.