Our main partnership was with Morrisons, which has been sustained for a few years now and who provided us with vouchers that were distributed amongst providers in Sidcup and Erith last summer. They also donated some fruit and vegetables to us for the Winter and Easter programmes. 

These were distributed to as many providers as possible, who could hand them out as a snack. We also formed a connection with Morrisons in Welling, who are now supporting us too.

Our providers have also developed links with local companies.  Some have linked in with local catering companies, coaching companies and organisations who deliver workshops.  These organisations include The Chunky Teapot, My Café, Animalia and Baby Ballet Shine.

For our Winter Programme, a few of our providers received some free Take and Make boxes that were being provided by the Mayor’s Fund of London. These include healthy ingredients for children themselves, or the whole family to get involved and cook a meal. The boxes ensure that the family are able to eat a meal that evening, as many of the families who use the HAF programme cannot afford to eat an evening meal.

One of our providers also worked with The Felix Project, who like FareShare help to save and utilise surplus food which would have otherwise gone to waste.  They were able to provide the programme with a large quantity of surplus food, which included fresh fruit, vegetables and cupboard food, who in turn gave it out to families who needed them over a period of 4 days.