the community kitchen
The Food Partnership was started by local residents in 2003, and our committed
team of staff & volunteers deliver a range of food projects which have helped
over 15,000 local people learn to cook, grow their own food, eat a healthier
diet and waste less. Eating is central to life’s celebrations and memories, and
our approach is to use this power of food to bring about change. Much of our
work benefits vulnerable adults and people experiencing deprivation, isolation,
poor health and other life challenges. Our activities makes lasting changes to
habits and behaviours which improve lives. We’re a not-for-profit organisation
and we work with a wide range of partners including community organisations,
statutory agencies, local businesses and individual residents. Our work has been
recognised by independent bodies – most recently awarded ‘Non profit of the
year’ 2019 at the Brighton & Hove Business Awards, ‘Team of the Year’ at the
Cost Sector Catering Awards 2019 and the ‘Community Benefit Award’ at the 2019
Southeast RICS awards for the build project to create the Community Kitchen. We
led Brighton & Hove’s successful submission for ‘Gold Sustainable Food City’
status. We hold the PQASSO Level 2 quality mark, and are proud to be a Living
Wage employer. The Food Partnership is grateful to its current funders for
supporting this work: the Big Lottery Fund, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the
Fonthill Foundation, Sussex Community Foundation, Brighton & Hove CCG and
Brighton & Hove City Council.
