This festive season, as well as sending out food to the seven food hubs around the city - who give this food out to people in need - we are working with Cambridge City Foodbank and Cambridge City Council as part of the Christmas Hamper Project. The Food Bank have a target of 800 hampers which will contain a range of traditional goods like puddings, biscuits and treats, which most of us take for granted. Meanwhile the City Council will arrange for toys to be distributed to families with children.
Sam Dyer, CEO of Cambridge Sustainable Food
“The response to the Christmas project previously has been fantastic and we hope that this year will be no different. Initiatives like this are central to achieving food justice for all and we hope that it will make the holiday season a little brighter for many families in our city.”
How are Cambridge Sustainable Food involved?
For the 4th year running, Cambridge Sustainable Food will source and distribute fresh vegetables to households in need shortly before Christmas. Last year we supported over 650 families and hope to do the same.
How to support our work?
1) Donate to our Cambridge Winter Cost of Living Crisis Campaign
This winter many people in Cambridge will struggle with competing demands for rent, energy and other bills. We are working hard to ensure that those that cannot afford food in our city don’t go hungry this winter. Donations will support this work as well as providing a Christmas veg bag this season.
Here’s what your donation could fund:
£15 could fund vegetables for a family over the Christmas period
£150 could keep one of the food hubs we support stocked for a week
£760 could keep all of the food hubs we support stocked for a week
2) Volunteer this December with Cambridge Sustainable Food
From sorting supermarket surplus or packing Christmas veg to volunteer driving delivering hampers, toys and food to people in need. You can make a difference with your time this festive season. Volunteering opportunities for our Christmas Project are available from Wednesday 13th until Thursday 21st. We do not have any opportunities from December 25th until December 31st.
To sign up as a volunteer email cath@cambridgesustainablefood.org