Help us build for the future
The need for community food support in Devon and Cornwall is profound – and it keeps growing.
Our current warehouse launched in 2022, designed to redistribute food for up to 1 million meals annually across the region by 2025. Rising poverty meant that we exceeded this in our first 8 months and have no further room to expand our crucial food support.
With a bigger, bespoke Plymouth hub we can provide food for over 11,000 people in need across our community, alongside space to launch a hands-on employability programme.
We’ve already raised half the funding we need – and now we’re launching a match-funded appeal for the remaining £220,000, with every £1 doubled by Simon Hallett: owner of Plymouth Argyle FC.
Can you help us reach our target?
To commit your support and help unlock our match funding, please contact Josie Forsyth: 0117 954 2220 or via josie.forsyth@faresharesouthwest.org.uk
The new hub will mean:
- Three times our current size at 8000 sq ft with freezers, chillers, catering kitchen, breaking-bulk spaces and new equipment
- A 7.2 tonne truck, driver and produce coordinator to revolutionise food sourcing
- A multi-partner hub with bespoke spaces to launch a new employability programme and corporate engagement
By supporting us to take this next step for Devon and Cornwall, you’ll be making a profound, lasting impact on the lives of children struggling in your neighbourhoods, bringing health, dignity and routes out of poverty.
This is the difference your support will make:
Space to rescue and share food for 2.2 million meals a year by Year 3
Essential support for 25 new local charities in Devon and Cornwall
An extra 230 tonnes of food saved – food for 600,000 extra meals
“We’ve had children come to school fainting with hunger. One parent today said she’d only got a few pounds left for the rest of the week. But this is also an environmental project, and there’s absolutely no shame in coming forward to get this food.”
Melissa, Green Box Okehampton
