We are a network of over 60 local community organisations working together to address food poverty in Hackney. Together we have provided over 600,000 food parcels and cooked meals in the past 18 months for Hackney residents in need of support. We expect the number of people needing support this winter to increase due to rises in food and utilities costs and the food supply we have from surplus and current donations is not enough to meet these needs.

We need your help to buy essential food supplies this winter to support the most vulnerable in our borough. You can help by donating to our Winter Food Fund, all money donated will go directly towards buying food and essential household items for those in need. All donations are welcome.

How your donation will help:

- £5 will ensure a household has fresh fruit and vegetables

- £10 provides a grocery bag of staples, such as pasta and rice

- £20 provides an older person with essential food for a week

- £35 will feed a family for a week

- £150 will feed a family of four for a month with a little extra for treats.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

You can also volunteer your time or donate food directly to one of our shared food hubs - click here for more details.

Food Network Partners include: African Community School, AFRIDAC, AMURT, BADU Sports, Bags of Taste, Bikur Cholim, Boiler House, Carib Eats, Caritas, Chicken Soup Shelter, Children with Voices, Clapton Boys Club, Clapton Park Food Pantry, Coffee Afrique, Community African Network, Connecting All Communities, Daymer, Edible London, Food Cycle, Frampton Park Baptist Church, Hackney City Farm, Hackney Council, Hackney Food Bank, Hackney Marsh Adventure Playground, Hackney Marsh Partnership, Hackney Quest, HiP Hackney, Hotline Meals, Huddleston Centre, Idia's Community Kitchen, Jewish Community Council, Kanlungan, Lighthouse Project at St Church, London Development Trust, Low Cost Shop, Lubavitch Children's Centre, Made in Hackney, Made Up Collective, Mishon, Morningside & Gascoyne Youth Club, National Food Service London, Newington Green Alliance, Newington Green Food Hub, Newington Green Alliance, North London Action for the Homeless, S Pinter Youth, Salvation Army, Shoreditch Adventure Playground, Shoreditch Trust, Skyway, St Barnabas Homerton, St John the Evangelist Church, St Mary of Eton Church, Storehouse London, The Feel Good Community, The Round Chapel Old School Rooms, Trinity Centre Dalston, Streetbox, Wick Award, Woodberry Aid, Young Hackney, ZSV Food Lifeline. Other partners are not named due to the safeguarding nature of their work.

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Photos: Top row (L-R) Children with Voices copyright Grey Hutton, African Community School, ZSV Food Lifeline, Feel Good Community. Middle row (L-R) Woodberry Aid, Connecting All Communities copyright Grey Hutton, Skyline Food Hub at Manor House Development Trust. Bottom row (L-R) Idia's Community Kitchen, HOPE Project at Morningside & Gascoyne, Wick Award, Hackney Quest.