Edinburgh Food Project

LAST CALL, HILL LOVERS!
Fancy swapping your Sunday lie-in for seven hills, spectacular views, fresh air and a whole lot of feel-good fundraising?

There’s still time to join us for the Edinburgh Food Project Seven Hills Challenge on Sunday, 11 October. Leading the way is the fabulous Julia from Fit & Happy Personal Training and Boot Camps for Women, who’ll be keeping us motivated as we take on seven of Edinburgh’s iconic hills together.

🗻 Seven hills
💪 Around 2,200ft of ascent
💚 One brilliant cause

Every step helps Edinburgh Food Project support people and families facing food insecurity across our city.

Whether you're in it for the challenge, the views, the company or simply a Sunday adventure with purpose, we'd love to have you with us!

Don't leave it until the next hill! Sign up now: https://edinburghfoodproject.org/seven-hills/
Let's make this one to remember 🙌

At our Craigmillar Community Hub based inside the Thistle Foundation, in addition to our foodbank, we also host drop-in services.

These are run by other organisations in the city, offering tailored support to the community. Drop-in services do not require referrals and are open to everyone, regardless of where they live or whether they use the foodbank.

This month, you can find The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory, Changeworks, VOCAL Edinburgh, AdvoCard, Turning Point Scotland, APEX Scotland, The City of Edinburgh Council and Places for People Scotland.

Please share as someone else may find the services available helpful.

Didn't catch us last month at Waitrose? We'll be hosting a food drive at the Waitrose Comely Bank store this Friday and Saturday (9:30am - 3:30pm)!

Donating one or two items can make a huge difference to people facing crisis in the city. We are currently in urgent need of:
- Tinned Fruit / Vegetables
- Cereal
- Tinned Spaghetti in Sauce
- Tinned Fish
- Baked Beans
- Pasta
- Tinned Cold Meat

If you're heading out for your shop, stop by, have a chat with our fantastic volunteers and consider donating.

Remember, you can always donate at food collection points across the city and at our warehouse. Find out more: https://edinburghfoodproject.org/donate-food/

A huge and heartfelt thank you to Howies Restaurants for choosing Edinburgh Food Project as your new charity partner.

We’re incredibly grateful for your support and for helping shine a light on food poverty across our city. We’re so excited to see the partnership come to life across Howies and Scotts Kitchen, and to work together over the coming months to help create an Edinburgh where everyone has what they need to thrive.

Thank you for believing in our work and for helping us make a difference. 💚

We’re delighted to announce Edinburgh Food Project as our new charity partner.

Working across seven food banks in the city, Edinburgh Food Project provides vital support to people facing poverty, while its Money Advice Service helps people move beyond crisis through advice on benefits, budgeting and debt.

Our fundraising is now underway across Howies and Scotts Kitchen and will continue until the end of December, helping to support their work towards an Edinburgh where everyone has what they need to thrive.

You’ll find more information in our restaurants about the partnership, our fundraising and how your visit can help make a difference.

We’re proud to be supporting such important work in our city.

There's still time to apply for our Fundraising Officer role! We're extending the deadline to Sunday 20 September to ensure as many interested applicants have enough time to apply.

Use your fundraising skills to grow income, inspire supporters and help build a city without hunger!

We're looking for a well-rounded fundraiser who can confidently:
✅ Work across corporate, community, individual and event fundraising, with a particular focus on developing individual and corporate income
✅ Build strong relationships and provide excellent supporter stewardship
✅ Develop new fundraising opportunities, deliver engaging events and campaigns.

If you’re proactive, creative, relationship-focused and passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

£28,610 - £32,416 | Permanent | Full-time or part-time considered

Find out more about the role and apply:

Fundraising Officer - Edinburgh Food Project Fundraising Officer £28,610 – £32,416 | Permanent | Full-time or part-time considered Role Join Edinburgh Food Project and grow vital income to provide emergency food aid, support and advice to people in hardship, helping create an Edinburgh without poverty, where everyone has what they need to ...

We spotted some strange clouds whilst at Calton Hill, maybe a sign? ☁

Could you conquer the city's seven iconic hills on Sunday 11 October and help raise funds to support people facing crisis? Then our Seven Hills Challenge might be for you!

Tackle it with friends, family or colleagues, or go solo! If you fancy a day enjoying the outdoors AND making a difference, find out more and sign up: https://edinburghfoodproject.org/seven-hills/

At our Craigmillar Community Hub at Thistle Foundation, we offer more than food.

Additional support is available through drop-in services, hosted by organisations across the city. These don't require referrals and are open to everyone, regardless of where they live or whether they use the food bank.

This month, you will find The City of Edinburgh Council,The Salvation Army United Kingdom and Ireland Territory, APEX Scotland, Changeworks, Turning Point Scotland, AdvoCard, VOCAL Edinburgh and Places For People Scotland.

A first for us!

We made our way to the Volunteer Edinburgh Recruitment Fair earlier this week, to talk about our work and the volunteering opportunities available across our organisation.

It was great to be at the event alongside other fantastic charities doing life changing work in the city. If you missed us, don't worry! You can still get involved by contacting [email protected] - we're always on the look out for people to help at our warehouse, food banks, food collections and more.

The polling places are open for the Edinburgh council by-elections in Southside/Newington (Ward 15) and Portobello/Craigmillar (Ward 17).

Today, you have the chance to use your voice and vote for an Edinburgh where no one needs a food bank.