In its first 8 months
It costs £190k to fund a van for 3 years. The Livery Food Initiative has just completed funding the first van.
Please help us start fundraising for a truck.
Lord Mayor of London Launches Livery Food Initiative City Harvest van to Fight Food Poverty in the City
City AM photo story: 6th March 2023, The Lord Mayor, Alderman Nicholas Lyons gives the keys to the new City Harvest van to City Harvest Chair and Co-Founder Steve Winningham in front of Mansion House, Walbrook.
David Laxton, Bowyers. Laura Winningham OBE, Drapers. Denise Easteal, Management Consultants. Hilary Lindsay, Chartered Accountants. Fiona Hollis, City Harvest. Sarah Calcutt, City Harvest. Richard Winstanley OBE, Drapers.
City Harvest vans deliver free nutritious food for 1.2 million meals a month to 375+ charities and groups across London. In a time where children are denied free school meals and families cannot afford to eat at home, this van is a symbol of the humanitarian crisis we are facing.
The Livery Food Initiative van is a symbol of the emergency we are facing in London. The need is greater than ever and we are working 7 days a week from depots in east and west London to deliver free surplus food for over 1.25 million meals a month to people facing food poverty.
LFI Timeline In December The Livery Charity Chairs group formed a pan Livery company initiative to collaborate to help tackle food poverty with City Harvest, exactly 3 months later, the Lord Mayor presented the keys to City Harvest chairman, Stephen Winningham.
To date over £185,000 has been raised to support the first LFI x City Harvest van, delivering free food to people in need. There is still more money to raise and we would love to hear from people wanting to be part of this journey.
City Harvest currently has 18 vans travelling across London rescuing surplus food and delivering it to 375+ schools, food banks, hostels, soup kitchens and community groups. This van will deliver millions of meals and support people and families unable to afford food due to the cost of living crisis.
LFI News
The Fruiterers support City Harvest London
The Fruiterers’, part of the Livery Food Initiative supporting food rescue charity, City Harvest, give out apples in support of the London charity on the Lord Mayor’s City Giving Day, October 2023.
Livery Food Initiative Delivers Meals to Charities Across London
Hilary Lindsay and Denise Fellows from the Livery Food Initiative deliver food to London charities with Jose from City Harvest.
Worshipful Company of Innholders Visits City Harvest
Past Master, Julia Sibley MBE from the Worshipful Company of Innholders tells us about her visit to City Harvest, Acton.Above: Julia of the...
Fuellers support City Harvest: Livery Food Initiative
The Fuellers, part of the Livery Food Initiative, support food charity City Harvest with food rescue van as need for free food skyrockets.
A huge thank you and congratulations to Elena Oderstone from the Worshipful Company of Fuellers who reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro raising money for City Harvest. An incredible acheivement.
“This van will change people’s lives, offering reliable support and delivering hope in a very bleak time for so many.”
History of the Livery Companies and City Harvest
During Lockdown, the Livery Companies supported people facing food poverty across London by making meals for City Harvest to distribute via the Livery Kitchen Initiative. The Livery Food Initiative continues the relationship by providing funding to keep City Harvest vans running.
Resources
- Recorded zoom of the London Livery Charity Chairs Group explaining the LFI, hosted by initiative founder, Hilary Lindsay.
- Livery Committee Website