We support communities by tackling hunger and malnutrition, helping local communities in areas such as employment, skills and training and sourcing Fairtrade, local and sustainable produce.
By establishing long-term partnerships, we look to play an active role in local community development.
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 Tackling hunger and malnutrition |
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Through our global Stop Hunger campaign, Sodexo supports FareShare in the UK. FareShare, in turn, supports 1,200 charities by redistributing food that would otherwise be waste.
One of the beneficiaries of this partnership is Providence Row in London. In addition to receiving food deliveries from FareShare, in FY2014 Providence Row also received a grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation. As a result, the Foundation has supported the work of the charity both directly and indirectly during the year.
Darren found himself homeless after being made redundant. Through Providence Row, he has learnt cooking skills and is now a qualified chef. He dreams of opening his own restaurant one day.
Sodexo Justice Services in Bronzefield prison is expanding its work placements programme to help offenders transition into employment on release.The programme helps prisoners who are coming to the end of their sentence gain work experience and break down barriers to employment.
This year, the programme is expanding to offer 20 extra placements and build links with businesses such as Timpson and Halfords, as well as with Sodexo services local to the prison.
Darren was made redundant, couldn't afford to pay his bills and ended up living on the street. He faced hunger and poverty until he received help from Providence Row. Darren has gone on to become a qualified chef and changed his life.
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