Help the Hungry: Charities working hard to get ‘tsunami’ of food to people in need, as industry rallies behind campaign

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the Help The Hungry campaign is certainly helping get us plenty of traction and offers of help.” Prior to the pandemic, The Felix Project had been picking up surplus food from restaurants, caterers and manufacturers and delivering it to around 600 food banks, care homes, school providers and other charities. “We are still getting food to all those that are still operating, and all those trying to get supplies to people’s homes in different ways.” Responding to the enormous scale of the current crisis, The Felix Project has joined forces with two other large food surplus charities – City Harvest and FareShare – to create the London Food Alliance. “The Felix Project works right across London, so it’s been a great partner.” open image in gallery Food parcels being prepared by Haringey council volunteers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the first of the community hubs to open on Monday, as Haringey council staff and volunteers began getting surplus food out to vulnerable people in the borough. We’re “What’s important next is that we work closely with the food industry to ensure the current volumes of food we’re accessing remain sustainable, as we know demand from our charity network will only continue increasing over the coming weeks.” The encouraging developments come as the total raised by our Help The Hungry appeal, in conjunction with our sister title the Evening Standard, leapt by £300,000 in 24 hours to £850,000.