Feeding Hong Kong (Chinese: 樂餉社; Jyutping: lok6 hoeng2 se5) is a food bank in Hong Kong. It is an accredited member of The Global Food Banking Network.[1][2]
Feeding Hong Kong is regarded as a food recycling operations, rather than a welfare group, so it does not receive public funding and relied on help from volunteers and donors.[3]
Feeding Hong Kong was founded as an independent registered charity in 2011 by Gabrielle Kirstein.
Food Rescueedit
Feeding Hong Kong works with over 400 food companies and 150 charities to collect and redistribute surplus food.[4] The food that is safe to eat but not sold during business hours, is collected and distributed to partner charities. Canned and packaged food items with approaching sell-by dates, labelling errors, discontinued brands, surplus inventory, minor recipe variations or damaged packaging are also donated. The food is sorted and delivered to a network of partner charities, such as Bethune House, Crossroads Foundation, and Pok Oi Hospital, who provide food to the hungry in Hong Kong.[5] Each consignment is tailored to meet the needs of the individual charity and those that rely on it.[6]
Bread Run Logo
Bread Runedit
Twice a week, fresh bread and salads are rescued by volunteer "Bread Runners" from partner food stores such as Pret a Manger, Maxim's Cakes and Arome Bakery, that would typically be thrown away due to their short shelf life. Bread Runners visit 1-2 stores at closing time to pick up the surplus food and deliver them to a designated Feeding Hong Kong drop-off point. Feeding Hong Kong has a warehouse facility in Yau Tong and Tsuen Wan, which stores the collected food.[7] All bread run donations are redistributed amongst their charity network the same night or first thing the following morning.[8] Volunteers sign up for the bread run online through Eventbrite.[9]
Programmesedit
They also raise awareness about poverty and food insecurity in Hong Kong and promote healthy eating and nutritional education to vulnerable groups in Hong Kong. Two of their nutritional programs are 'Chefs in the Community' and 'Edible Gardens'.
‘Chefs in the Community’ is a volunteer scheme, which aims to pair culinary professionals with local charities to develop their existing food programmes. The Feeding Hong Kong Cookbooks collection contains recipes that have been specifically developed by some of Hong Kong’s leading culinary and nutrition professionals. It aims to support Feeding Hong Kong’s charity partners to provide nutritious, affordable and effortless recipes that can be used to create delicious dishes at home. They can be prepared with limited ingredients, equipment and space, making them suitable for food kitchens and food parcel distributors, as well as other cooks on a budget. They also teach and share the recipes through their Nutrition and Cooking Class series.[10]
The 'Edible Garden' programme helps convert unused roof tops and other urban spaces into edible gardens that grow herbs, fruit and vegetables. [11]
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Feeding Hong Kong news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Feeding Hong Kong Chinese 樂餉社 Jyutping lok6 hoeng2 se5 is a food bank in Hong Kong It is an accredited member of The Global Food Banking Network 1 2 Feeding Hong KongFounded2011FounderGabrielle KirsteinTypeFood BankFocusFight hunger reduce food wasteLocationUnit 715 717 Block A2 Yau Tong Industrial City 17 25 Ko Fai Road Yau Tong Kowloon Hong KongKey peopleGabrielle Kirstein Executive Director Websitehttps feedinghk org Feeding Hong Kong is regarded as a food recycling operations rather than a welfare group so it does not receive public funding and relied on help from volunteers and donors 3 Contents 1 History 2 Food Rescue 2 1 Bread Run 3 Programmes 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editFeeding Hong Kong was founded as an independent registered charity in 2011 by Gabrielle Kirstein Food Rescue editFeeding Hong Kong works with over 400 food companies and 150 charities to collect and redistribute surplus food 4 The food that is safe to eat but not sold during business hours is collected and distributed to partner charities Canned and packaged food items with approaching sell by dates labelling errors discontinued brands surplus inventory minor recipe variations or damaged packaging are also donated The food is sorted and delivered to a network of partner charities such as Bethune House Crossroads Foundation and Pok Oi Hospital who provide food to the hungry in Hong Kong 5 Each consignment is tailored to meet the needs of the individual charity and those that rely on it 6 nbsp Bread Run LogoBread Run edit Twice a week fresh bread and salads are rescued by volunteer Bread Runners from partner food stores such as Pret a Manger Maxim s Cakes and Arome Bakery that would typically be thrown away due to their short shelf life Bread Runners visit 1 2 stores at closing time to pick up the surplus food and deliver them to a designated Feeding Hong Kong drop off point Feeding Hong Kong has a warehouse facility in Yau Tong and Tsuen Wan which stores the collected food 7 All bread run donations are redistributed amongst their charity network the same night or first thing the following morning 8 Volunteers sign up for the bread run online through Eventbrite 9 Programmes editThey also raise awareness about poverty and food insecurity in Hong Kong and promote healthy eating and nutritional education to vulnerable groups in Hong Kong Two of their nutritional programs are Chefs in the Community and Edible Gardens Chefs in the Community is a volunteer scheme which aims to pair culinary professionals with local charities to develop their existing food programmes The Feeding Hong Kong Cookbooks collection contains recipes that have been specifically developed by some of Hong Kong s leading culinary and nutrition professionals It aims to support Feeding Hong Kong s charity partners to provide nutritious affordable and effortless recipes that can be used to create delicious dishes at home They can be prepared with limited ingredients equipment and space making them suitable for food kitchens and food parcel distributors as well as other cooks on a budget They also teach and share the recipes through their Nutrition and Cooking Class series 10 The Edible Garden programme helps convert unused roof tops and other urban spaces into edible gardens that grow herbs fruit and vegetables 11 See also edit nbsp Food portalList of food banksReferences edit The Global Food Banking Network https www foodbanking org inspiring food bank development hong kong Archived 2016 11 04 at the Wayback Machine Inspiring Food Bank Development in Hong Kong September 19 2011 The Global Food Banking Network https www foodbanking org jones lang lasalle feeding hong kong gfn working together fight hunger food waste Archived 2016 11 04 at the Wayback Machine Jones Lang LaSalle Feeding Hong Kong and GFN Working Together to Fight Hunger and Food Waste March 6 2013 Yau Elaine http www scmp com lifestyle article 1623868 red tape hinders food banks helping feed hong kongs poor The 99 year old who can t afford to eat and why red tape is forcing Hongkongers to go hungry South China Morning Post article 27 October 2014 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org food companies Archived 2016 11 07 at the Wayback Machine Food companies Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org charities Archived 2016 11 07 at the Wayback Machine Charities Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org about how we do it Archived 2016 10 26 at the Wayback Machine How we do it Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Tong Nora http www scmp com lifestyle family education article 1070443 food banks hong kong Food banks in Hong Kong South China Morning Post 28 October 2012 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org bread run Archived 2016 11 06 at the Wayback Machine The Bread Run Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Feeding Hong Kong http www eventbrite hk o feeding hong kong 2684124262 Feeding Hong Kong Eventbrite 2016 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org chefs in the community Archived 2016 11 14 at the Wayback Machine Chefs in the Community Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Feeding Hong Kong http feedinghk org edible gardens Archived 2016 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Edible Gardens Feeding Hong Kong Website 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Feeding Hong Kong amp oldid 1186278999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
