Providing education and training
We work closely with groups who use our surplus food to provide education and training.
Waste2Taste
Waste2Taste runs workshops to teach homeless and vulnerably-housed individuals about the preparation of basic food, good nutrition and food hygiene.
From their café at the ArkT Centre, Waste2Taste chefs Sandra and Marie help people understand how simple fresh ingredients can be turned into good nutritious meals, as well as providing training that can lead to employment opportunities.
Oxford Open Door
For twenty years, Oxford Open Door has been running a weekly lunch for refugees and asylum seekers at East Oxford Community Centre. Here, chefs from different cultural backgrounds work together to prepare a lunch from surplus food delivered by Oxford Food Hub.
Refugees in need of work experience and references for job applications often work in the kitchen, and are supported to apply for jobs, education and other services.
Wolvercote Young People’s Club
During Covid-19, Wolvercote Young People’s Club has been running an online teaching space, “Creatively Clever”, for children aged 8 – 18. Through this they will soon be launching an online cookery project: each young person will receive a free food box containing ingredients from Oxford Food Hub, then they can join a virtual workshop and join others to create a delicious meal.
