The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, equivalent to an MBE, has been awarded to Food for All UK, as the Minister for Civil Society and Youth hailed volunteers as “the backbone of local communities” during the national recovery from Covid-19.
For over 30 years Food for All UK (FFA) has been at the forefront of the fight to alleviate food poverty and food waste in the UK. It continues to be the largest free meal provider in the UK. Being an entirely volunteer-run organisation, it heavily depends on the help of its brilliant team of volunteers, who daily produce, and distribute thousands of free hot, nutritious meals to those most in need of support. It strives to serve by its motto 'Food is Love, Food for All'.
Parasuram das, Director of FFA UK said, “Our most valuable assets are our volunteers, so we are delighted that their exceptional selfless service over the years, particularly over the past year, is being recognised by this most prestigious award.”
From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic up to February 2021, our team of 300 volunteers has distributed over a million hot meals to the vulnerable, front-line workers, who have kept our country moving, and the wider community isolated during the country-wide lockdown. We continue to grow from strength to strength, on the enthusiasm of our volunteers, with the determination to serve a million more.
