FEAST With Us

Who we are

FEAST: Feeding and Empowering All Sustainably Together   ​ 

FEAST’s mission is to improve the nutrition, wellbeing, and health of people at risk of food insecurity. We work with community partners and volunteers to provide regular nutritious community meals and healthy eating on a budget programmes. Our work nourishes and empowers vulnerable people in homeless hostels, mental health day centres and community centres across London.

Our nutritious community meal services, known as "FEASTs," use donated surplus food to prepare meals in line with the Eatwell guide. These are more than just meal services; they are welcoming, inclusive, social spaces that bring people together and reduce social isolation. We also prepare and deliver nutritious meals to hostels and community centres for individuals experiencing food insecurity to collect. 

FEAST's Healthy Eating on a Budget (HEB) Programme empowers people by building nutrition knowledge, and developing practical cooking, food hygiene and budgeting skills. HEB builds confidence to help people make healthier choices to achieve nutritional independence. FEAST is also committed to broader systemic change through nutrition research and collaborative food partnerships, to ensure local residents have access to nutritious, affordable and sustainable food. 

Our culture and values

Our values:  

• Collaborative: We work together as one team with our stakeholders openly and respectfully – bringing diverse skills and experiences to design and deliver our services and achieve our vision and mission   

• Inclusive: We value equity, fairness and dignity, and create a positive and inclusive environment for our team, volunteers and service users   

• Empowering: We provide inspiration, opportunities and support to enable our team, volunteers and service users to develop capabilities, confidence and independence   

• Innovative: We are curious and creative - proactively seeking new ideas to improve ourselves, the organisation and our services to make a bigger and longer lasting positive impact for our stakeholders   

• Empathetic: We are sensitive and understanding – we actively listen and learn from our team, volunteers and service users to better appreciate and adapt to their situations, challenges and perspectives 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

At FEAST, individual differences are valued, and we believe that diverse perspectives help us better serve our communities and achieve our mission. FEAST is committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and fair environment for everyone we work with and serve. We deliver our services and programmes without unlawful or unfair discrimination, ensuring equality of opportunity across all areas of our work.

We promote dignity, respect and equal treatment for all employees, contractors, volunteers, partners, suppliers, service users and members of the public. Our approach is guided by the Equality Act 2010, and we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

FEAST actively works to: 

- Foster a workplace free from bullying, harassment, victimisation and discrimination 

- Make employment, training, development and progression opportunities accessible to all 

- Base recruitment, promotion and development decisions on merit 

- Encourage diversity by advertising opportunities widely and fairly 

- Support staff and volunteers through training on their rights and responsibilities under our EDI policy 

- Take all complaints of discrimination or harassment seriously and address them appropriately. 

We regularly review our employment practices to ensure fairness, legal compliance and continuous improvement, and we monitor workforce diversity to support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.