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Sharon, a much-loved volunteer at Edinburgh Food Project, was nominated a local hero at the Scottish Parliament opening ceremony on Saturday 27 June 2026. Their Majesties The King and Queen joined MSPs and “local hero” guests at the official event. Sharon is a lively, friendly and compassionate member of the team, who began volunteering with Edinburgh Food Project in the Summer of 2024. She was […]

Congratulations to all newly elected MSPsWarm congratulations to all the newly elected (and re-elected) MSPs who were sworn in to the Scottish Parliament this week, from all of us here at the Edinburgh Food Project.In the run up to the elections we were delighted to welcome candidates from all the major political parties to take

Edinburgh Food Project has published its ‘Reforming our Referral Pathways’ report.Over the last two years, Edinburgh Food Project has been working to reform the way people are referred into our foodbanks.This Referral Pathways Project has sought to build stronger relationships with the support agencies that direct people to us with an emphasis on meaningful, cash-first

Edinburgh Food Project is the charity of the month for Edinburgh Community Bookshop.  As many of us begin to plan the gifts we will buy, the tree we will decorate and the dinners we will eat, thousands of people in Edinburgh are having to turn to foodbanks across the city. For too many people this festive season will be full of challenges –

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Edinburgh Food Project. Last year our amazing team of over 200 volunteer workers put in a total of 11,950 hours of unpaid work driving vans, making up food boxes and manning foodbanks, all to ensure emergency food gets to the people who need it. This Volunteer’s Week (June 2-8) we

Three local foodbanks will each field a team of seven sponsored racers, ready to bounce, slide, swing, and leap through an inflatable 5K obstacle course – and we need YOU to get involved! In a first-of-its-kind challenge Edinburgh Food Project is teaming up with East Lothian Foodbank and West Lothian Foodbank for an exciting, fun-filled

Will you take the plunge and support foodbanks? This is your chance take on an exhilarating abseil challenge to raise money for Edinburgh Food Project!Today we are launching the latest Edinburgh Food Project fundraising challenge – an amazing sponsored abseil from the iconic Forth Bridge. Last year four brave souls took the plunge, including our

In August 2023 Edinburgh Food Project opened a new Community Hub at the Thistle Centre of Wellbeing in Craigmillar. The Hub is a partnership between the Edinburgh Food Project and the Thistle Foundation that brings together, under one roof, a suite of support tailored to meet the needs of the local community. It has been