Donate to UKHarvest’s Big Give Christmas Challenge to help feed people in need

Thursday, 27 November 2025 05:00

UKHarvest says it’s saved 641 tonnes of good food from going to waste in the past year – the equivalent of more than one and a half million meals redistributed across West Sussex.

The charity says that food has supported vulnerable people and households facing food insecurity.

This December, UKHarvest is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, and the charity is aiming to raise £40,000.

According to the DWP 2023/24 report, 7.5 million people in the UK are experiencing food poverty. 18% of children in the UK are living in food poverty.

As UKHarvest's biggest fundraising appeal of the year, Joanna Lodge, Communications Manager at UKHarvest has shared that "It’s easy to think that we live in a prosperous and affluent area, however, the UKHarvest team speak to so many people in our community, on a daily basis who are not able to feed their families, who are skipping meals to make sure there’s enough food for their kids to eat and members of the community who find themselves alone and isolated with little money to support themselves and no one to share their time with. All aspects of our operations strive to combat food poverty and social isolation, supporting people to become resilient and empowered. Donate anything you can to our Big Give Christmas Campaign to help us help our communities to thrive.”

Every penny donated during The Big Give Christmas Challenge will be doubled; double the donation, double the impact.

To donate visit UKHarvest's Big Give Christmas Challenge Appeal Page. UKHarvest's Winter Core Support – Big Give

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