As we enter winter 2023 all the indicators are pointing to this being an even tougher period for Hackneys resident's than last year. Many organisations are facing reduced donations and increased demand leading to painful decisions of who they can and can not help.

Hackney Foodbank is hosting this fundraising page on behalf of Hackneys Food Network made up of 19 organisations each supporting residents in a unique way but all with the aim to ensure residents do not go hungry.

With the help of your donation, these organisations will be able to access more food over this winter period giving them the ability to serve local residents and continue to help everyone who walks through their doors.

The full list of Charities and Community Groups linked to this network are:

Hackney Foodbank https://www.hackney.foodbank.org.uk/ to help with the purchase of food to support increased demand.

Carib Eats https://www.caribeats.org/ to support buying culturally relevant food.

Hope Morningside https://hopeatmorningside.org/ to allow the continuation of home delivery to 15 housebound residents

Hackney Lighthouse https://saint.church/lighthouse/ supporting a hot lunch in Shoreditch and Hommerton.

Feed Me https://jcc-uk.com/ to purchase food to help those who can not afford it especially orphaned children.

Round Chapel https://theroundchapel.org.uk/ providing a lunch to families caught up in temporary accommodation.

Shepherds Fold https://www.shepherdfoldministries.co.uk/ supporting a local foodbank prioritising those awaiting universal credit.

Shoreditch Trust https://www.shoreditchtrust.org.uk/health-and-wellbeing/community-table/ to support a weekly community pay what you can lunch.

Valued Green https://sites.google.com/valuedgreen.co.uk/valuedgreen/projects supporting families with food and other household items.

Woodbury Aid https://woodberryaid.org/ faced with an increasing need to provide culturally relevant food.

AMURT https://amurt.org.uk/projects/feeding-program/ to help with the purchase of essential ingredient's for there plant based hot meals.

Hackney Migrant Centre https://hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk/ to allow the continuation of a weekly hot meal for those needing their services.

Bikur Cholim https://beta.bikurcholim.co.uk/ to continue providing food for those facing long term illnesses.

Sonshine Club https://www.sonshineclub.org.uk/ to support the addition of 10 more families in 2024.

Hackney Lunch Clubs https://hcvs.org.uk/lunch-clubs/ providing lunch and a whole lot more to over 55's across hackney and across the week.

Hackney Congolese Womens Support Group https://m.facebook.com/p/Hackney-Congolese-Women-Support-Group-100070650385734/ supporting Hackneys African community meet basic needs

Idia Community Kitchen https://idiascommunitykitchen.org/ provides a hot meal and community pantry 6 days a week.

Connecting All Communities https://www.instagram.com/connectingcommunitiesuk_/?hl=en runs activities to address food poverty, healthy eating and reducing food waste.

Hotline Meals https://hotlinemeals.org.uk/ a meals on wheels service supplying healthy meals.

The total raised from your generosity this Winter will be split equally among each of these organisations.