Cambridge Central Mosque Donates Food Essentials to Support the Community
Last week we were busy distributing a large donation of food essentials across the city’s 8 community food hubs, after receiving an astonishing 8.8 tonnes of food from Cambridge Central Mosque at our Buchan Street Neighbourhood redistribution centre.
The donation came with support from national charity, Islamic Relief UK and included large amounts of staple ingredients including rice, pasta, oil, pulses, olives, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, soups, salt, tea bags, stock cubes and much more.
A portion of this food donation was delivered directly to the Community Food Hub at the Edge Café on Mill Road, which is open 6 days a week for people to access food for free. The rest will be shared amongst the other seven Community Food Hubs operating across the city, distributed as dry food packs to local households in need as well as with other community organisations supporting residents facing food poverty in Cambridge over the coming months.
Delivering the donation to The Edge Café
Delivering the donation to The Edge Café
Muhammad Ashraf, Director of Cambridge Central Mosque said: “We are honoured to be able to help the most vulnerable in our local community at a time of tremendous need. The pandemic has hit a lot of families very hard and many are struggling to make ends meet.”
“One may not realise the extent of poverty in Cambridge, but it’s our duty to look after those in need as best as we can, and we are grateful to be able to work with partner organisations to fulfil that responsibility together.”
Cambridge Central Mosque Donation
Sam Dyer MBE, CEO Cambridge Sustainable Food said: “We are so grateful for this support from Cambridge Central Mosque and the local Islamic community. Food insecurity has been a longstanding issue in Cambridge, one which has only been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. This shows what we can do as a city when we work together to support some of the most disadvantaged in our city. Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC and the Food Poverty Alliance, will continue to work together to transform the city’s local food system for the better, building a fairer and more sustainable food future for all in Cambridge. Support like this from the local community is invaluable when it comes to making this possible. ”
“With the cost of living due to rise and the uncertainty this poses for Cambridge residents, the large amount of dry foodstuffs donated will go a long way to help us and our partner organisations continue to provide food support to residents facing hardship over the coming months.”
At Cambridge Sustainable Food we are making it a priority to ensure that everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. To learn more about the support available in Cambridge, see here for more information.