Social Bite began life as a small coffee shop in Edinburgh, in August 2012. They’re now a busy charity and social business providing homes, jobs, food, and support to empower people to transform their own lives. Social Bite’s vision is a society where no one should have to be homeless, and they challenge the
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July 08, 2022Posted: July 08, 2022Read MoreThe Drill Hall Pantry in Parkhead is a charity that allows its members access to good food at minimum cost. You can find the pantry within a beautiful old schoolhouse, a stones throw from Greencity HQ, where it is run by a social enterprise called Unity. They organise all sorts of initiatives to encourage
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December 20, 2021Posted: December 20, 2021Read MoreWe had the great pleasure of catching up with Angela McNay from Unity Grill in Ayr, the town’s first social restaurant. They are tackling hunger and food poverty through their social enterprise, operating on a simple but effective concept: those who can afford to, pay the prices on the menu, and those t
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October 07, 2021Posted: October 07, 2021Read MoreSome of our members had the pleasure of visiting the good folk of Baltic Street Adventure Playground in Dalmarnock this week. What started out as safe play space for local kids has evolved into so much more than that - they now have among other things a petting zoo, a kitchen to cook free, healthy food
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October 01, 2021Posted: October 01, 2021Read MoreFormed in 2009, Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity and development trust working locally to combat the climate emergency, tackle fuel poverty and food insecurity, and bring people together for a more sustainable Kirkcaldy. With a community garden space, pantry, cooking workshops, energy advice
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June 04, 2021Posted: June 04, 2021Read MoreISKCON Scotland is a charity dedicated to caring for people and the planet. Fueled by the dedication of their volunteers, they serve two main aims: to improve people’s lives physically, emotionally and spiritually; and to help the planet and the environment. As part of their community-focused work, t
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April 21, 2021Posted: April 21, 2021Read MoreCommunity Food Initiatives North East is a social enterprise and charity improving nutritional health and wellbeing in the Aberdeenshire area. The work they do covers all sorts - food education, cooking, community growing and budgeting skills, among many other projects. We were happy to be able to support
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January 25, 2021Posted: January 25, 2021Read MoreAcross the UK, since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, communities have been organising at a neighbourhood level to help each other get through. One of these groups is Byker Covid-19 Mutual Aid - a grassroots community group based in the Byker estate in Newcastle, volunteering support for neighbours
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December 07, 2020Posted: December 07, 2020Read MorePEEK stands for Possibilities for Each and Every Kid. This charity really struck a chord with us as when lockdown happened they really upped their game to provide healthy meals for vulnerable kids who were in very real danger of being overlooked. We picked PEEK to be recipients of this month’s charitable d
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November 16, 2020Posted: November 16, 2020Read MoreSet up earlier this year and supplying healthy food to households across Edinburgh, Empty Kitchens is a movement of volunteer chefs taking food donations and converting them into breakfasts, lunches, dinners and treats. Community volunteers then package these meals into 'day packs' for delivery to those
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