Cook an extra portion
to share with
a friend in need
Help fight food poverty and social isolation by sharing the food you cook just once a week.
Just make one extra portion of whatever you’re cooking and deliver it to a person in need less than 10 minutes walk away. If you’re unable to make the delivery yourself, you can arrange to have it picked up and dropped off by a local Connector.
Meal Connectors build connections with both cooks and diners to ensure the home-cooked meals get to the right people in your community. If you’re not into cooking, this vital role could be the one for you!
For food banks, community centres, or other organisations that reach out to local residents, it’s easy to bolt on Nourish Now to the work you’re already doing. This is a great way to strengthen relationships and boost community participation, and it helps everyone’s resources to go further.
It’s easy to get involved, get in touch with us and join in today!
How it works
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Once a week, Nourish Now Cooks make one extra portion of the meal they are already making
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Cooks take the meal to a Diner within 10 minutes walk, or it is picked up and delivered by a Connector
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Over time, Cooks, Diners and Connectors build closer relationships and strenthen community ties
How it helps
By sharing home-made meals just once a week, you can make a real difference for people facing food poverty and social isolation in your local area with little extra effort or cost.
As well as providing food to someone who needs it, Nourish Now grows local relationships and strengthens community bonds. A friendly face and a chat can be just as important to our diners as the meal itself.
Everyone in our community deserves to feel nourished by a home-cooked meal, and everyone deserves to feel the warmth of a support network during challenging times. Since this project started in XX, it has provided more than 3000 home-cooked meals and created over 6000 community connections.
“This is an extremely easy way to help others. The need for this service is very great, and I will definitely recommend this project to more people.”
Marianne, Cook, London
“It’s all very straightforward and has been a pleasure. It’s an easy ask for a working family, so there are no worries about maintaining a big commitment. It reduces food waste and is an enjoyable way to contribute to your local community.”
Diana, Cook, London
“This is a fab project! The options available to people who are unable to cater for themselves are very limited. I am very happy to endorse this project and will continue tell people about it.”
Local NHS Care Navigator, Supporter, London
Act Now
You don’t need to ask anyone’s permission to start Nourish Now in your local area. Any group of people that come together regularly can form a community of Cooks and Connectors!
Whether it’s friends, colleagues, members of a local group or volunteers at an existing project, all you need to do is find a few other people (3-5) that are interested in cooking a meal regularly for someone in need.
If you need a hand finding your Diners, or with any other aspect of the project, we’re always happy to help! We can give you all the guidance and support you need to get your Nourish Now project up and running in just a few weeks.
Get in Touch
If you’re interested in taking part in Nourish Now or setting up a project in your community, you can use this form to get in touch or email us at info@actnowinitiative.org
You’re also welcome to send us a message on Whatsapp via 07719570857 or give us a call on +44(0)204 538 9858.
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