Food Friends Lead Area Coordinator – Canterbury Salary: £30,030 FTE (£12,870 per year) Contract Type: 9 months Fixed Term Contract Hours: 15 per week worked flexibly (typically worked over three days) Location: home based with significant community outreach work involving regular local travel Reporting to: Food Friends CEO At Food
At Food Friends, we’re lucky to see how a simple shared meal can spark some truly special connections. Recently, Clare – a lady of incredible age and wisdom – celebrated her birthday with her volunteer Virginia, sharing a plate of classic fish and chips. It wasn’t just a birthday lunch;
Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love in all its forms. While hearts, flowers, and chocolates are often symbols of this special day, we believe that the true essence of love shines through in the small, everyday moments that bring people together. This year, we’re celebrating one couple whose
Chloe and Theo have been sharing meals with Joan for a year now. What started out as some volunteering for Theo’s Duke of Edinburgh Award has flourished into a firm friendship. We hope you enjoy watching this short video demonstrating the impact that this has had on all involved! Want
Seems I was drifting down a river that has no end. I guess I was drowning, my head round the bend. A stroke is the reason, for this journey, I am now on. Everything black, a beam in the distance, light that is shone. Then out of the blue, how
Some words from Anna about how she became friends with June. I’ve always valued community. My grandma used to say: “you know Anna, it’s not where you live, but those that are around you that are important”. She was so right; physical connection is what makes us human and gives
This is George and Harry – George has been sharing meals with Harry for over 2 years now. On a Monday lunchtime, George cycles over to Harry and drops off some lunch. They often chat about what George’s kids are up to, and Harry shares stories of his time working
At Food Friends we run a meal-sharing initiative which connects volunteers – who are looking to share extra portions of their home cooked food – with a neighbour, who would benefit from a delicious meal delivered with company and conversation. We refer to these matches as ‘food friendships’, the person
Tara recently joined us to COOK, SHARE and CARE in Whitstable. “Today I’m spending my lunch break delivering a meal to a lovely lady who’s part of Food Friends. During my visit, I dropped off some shepherds pie and she told me about her business she went on to sell,
To kick off #lonelinessawarenessweek we wanted to share this magical moment- our eldest Food Friend Doreen, aged 98, connecting with the youngest member of our Food Friends community little Edith! Our meal sharing initiative brings people together who would otherwise not cross paths, to create connected communities where everyone feels
#volunteersweek is a time to celebrate volunteers and inspire others to get involved. Come on and join us (and Robert and Little Pedro pictured above)! We’d like to start the week by saying a BIG THANK YOU to all of our volunteers – our volunteer cooks who COOK, SHARE and
Joyce has been part of our Food Friends community since back in 2019. She has 2 fantastic volunteer cooks and has recieved over 200 delicious meals. Doorstep chats during the lockdowns have flourished into firm friendships – here’s what she told us recently about her food friendship with the wonderful
Original article written by Xanthe Clay for The Telegraph. What do we do when we want to make people feel better? We feed them. A hug is currently out of the question, it’s the next best thing.
Original article written by Madeline Howell for The Telegraph. Whitstable is seen as affluent, and people love to visit – but hidden citizens struggle with social isolation and food poverty.
Vanessa has been a Food Friends volunteer cook for 9 months. She talks to us about meeting her remarkable Food Friend Mac and the wonderful friendship they’ve developed.