The Annual Review summarises the work that the charity has undertaken throughout the past financial year, and also reflects on how far we have come since 1988. Our work would not have been possible this year, just like every other, if it weren’t for an incredible team of people. For 36 years we have...
The Annual Review summarises the work that the charity has undertaken throughout the past financial year, and also reflects on how far we have come since 1988. On this World AIDS Day and as we approach our 35th birthday on December 25th, it feels like an appropriate time to reflect on the work that has...
On Sunday 1st October we celebrated The Food Chain’s 35th birthday by taking a long walk along the Grand Union Canal. There was a 35km option, starting at Slough station, and a 10km option from Alperton. After a lovely set of warm-up stretches led by our volunteer yoga teacher Kirsten, the 35k-ers were off! Everyone...
The Food Chain was founded on Christmas Day 1988, when a group of friends got together to cook and deliver a Christmas Day meal to people living with HIV in London. It was a simple gesture of support and friendship during some of the worst years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Thirty five years later, The...
2023 has begun with some changes at The Food Chain as we face some unprecedented challenges. The price rises in food and energy have hit all the users of The Food Chain’s services hard over the past year, following on from the very difficult and unique circumstances of the pandemic. With grocery price inflation in the...
We are very pleased that our grocery service is still running, and that we have been able to reopen our kitchen for Eating Together meals. However, at The Food Chain we are facing a continued unprecedented demand for our services which means we have to be look closely at the situations of those who we...
Eating Together Community Café is now open for business! The Food Chain’s first ever public-facing café opened with a soft launch on Tuesday 5th July 2022. On days we’re not running services, the café is open for breakfasts, teas, coffees and home-made cakes serving the local community and of course anyone who wants to make...
The Food Chain will be closed from midday on Friday 24th December until Tuesday 4th January. Between these times no referrals, emails or phone calls will be responded to. As you may expect we’ve continued to face unprecedented demand throughout this year, but are working hard to ensure that every person on service is covered for groceries in...