There are many social and environmental issues that affect us in the UK from homelessness to youth unemployment, rehabilitating and employing ex-offenders or helping control food waste.
Listed here are various initiatives that seek to help these groups of people start or continue their career in the hospitality industry or are working to create a sustainable world for all to continue to enjoy through food.
If you prefer to see these on a map as well as other food related organisations, markets, food incubators especially those aimed at helping social food organisations then please check out the map here
Listed here are various initiatives that seek to help these groups of people start or continue their career in the hospitality industry or are working to create a sustainable world for all to continue to enjoy through food.
If you prefer to see these on a map as well as other food related organisations, markets, food incubators especially those aimed at helping social food organisations then please check out the map here
HomelessHomelessness in the 21st Century is a major issue that a number of organisations and social enterprises work on to help those without anywhere permanent to live. Often homeless people have additional issues which organisations provide as part of their holistic support offer.
Community Cooking
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Young PeopleFrom the industry's major youth employment initiative, Big Hospitality Conversation right through to local grassroots community cafes, young people are being supported to consider hospitality and catering as a lifelong career option. These initiatives help provide accredited qualifications, work experience and apprenticeship training opportunities.
Women
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Prisoners & ex-offendersOffenders and ex-offenders programmes assist prisoners who are nearing the end of their sentence by training them to be chefs or front of house staff. Others provide opportunities to ex-prisoners through commercial kitchen cleaning services.
Mental Health / Learning DisabilitiesThere are many organisations challenging society's avoidance of facing up to mental health issues and the training and employment of people with learning disabilities.
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