Community food services:
Find affordable food, emergency support, warm spaces and community meals in Islington
Affordable food + community meals
Warm Spaces
Links:
Healthy Start Vouchers:
www.healthystart.nhs.uk/how-to-apply/
Bright Start Islington:
www.islington.gov.uk/children-and-families/childrens-centres-and-under-5s
Find your nearest food co-op:
https://cooperation.town/contact/
Use our specially created map to search by postcode for local food services.
You can also find Islington Council’s Directory of local food services and support online
Emergency Support
If you are an Islington resident looking to find community food services or support
Please ring the Manor Gardens Welfare Trust Assistance line on:
07538 562128
or email us
Lines are open Monday – Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Alternatively, you can ring We Are Islington on:
020 7527 8222
or minicom on 020 7527 1900.
Lines are open every day, including weekends, from 9am to 5pm.
Food growing
Find out more about Octopus Communities’ urban food growing project at https://www.octopuscommunities.org.uk/our-programmes/urban-growing/
Events
We’re hiring!
Come and work in our new Community Café and PantryWe have two exciting job opportunities at the The Cally Surplus Food Cafe & Pantry, which will open February 2025 at Jean Stokes Community Centre in partnership with Islington Council. The roles being recruited for...
Islington Food Partnership meetup
Join us for a chance to look back at the past year, discuss challenges, successes and set our priorities (+ share some food!)
Black Urban Gardener Program
Do you want to learn how to grow Afro-Caribbean food? Interested in being part of a local growing group? Come along for an info session 12th March
Campaigns Workshop
Want to take action on the cost of living, food insecurity, or the climate emergency?
Join us for a free introductory workshop on campaigning and a chance to meet like-minded people!
Friday 1st December 11:30 – 1:30 (+lunch served after)
Elizabeth House Community Centre
Islington Farmers Market
Every Sunday from 10am-2pm
If you are an Islington resident looking to find community food services or support
Please ring the Manor Gardens Welfare Trust Assistance line on:
07538 562128
or email us
Lines are open Monday – Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Anything else? Get in touch!
In case you have any questions or want to join the partnership please don't hesitate to get in touch with us