Support Through Food

We tackle food insecurity through dignified, culturally responsive, and environmentally sustainable support. Our approach combines direct delivery with system leadership so residents can access affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate food and connect to wider help.

Islington Food Partnership

We lead the Islington Food Partnership (IFP), an award wining partnership of statutory, voluntary sector organisations, businesses and individuals, working together to achieve a sustainable food system for Islington. The IFP provides information on community food services, including where to find emergency support, gathers data and information on food across the borough, shares expertise and good practice, works together to influence policies, designs and delivers projects and collaborates on fundraising initiatives to support the ambitious aims of its five-year strategy.

Manor Gardens Co-op

Manor Gardens Operates a weekly Food Co-op in order to provide affordable, nutritious food to local families and residents. To find out more, contact khadidja@manorgardenscentre.org

Jean’s Cafe

Jean’s Café, our Zero Waste Café, launched in February 2025, welcomed more than 350 unique visitors in its first months and diverted over one tonne of food from landfill. Built on surplus food and a pay what you can model, the café offers affordable meals, volunteering opportunities, and food waste education, and has quickly become a welcoming local space for older people and young people to connect.

“Jean’s café is the only place I feel I can come and eat without judgement.”

We also host a food co-op that enables residents to purchase healthy food at a cost of just £3 per week, through a combination of surplus food and collective purchases. In the past year, around 7,500 kilograms of food were rescued from landfill.

“Knowing I can provide for my children has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders.”