Our Vision

Is that healthy, sustainable, fair food is a reality for everybody, every day 

Our Mission

We work with people and organisations to create a fairer, sustainable food system, where everyone has a voice and access to good food.

Our core values

Participation

We put people at the heart of everything we do, ensuring communities shape the changes that affect the

Collaboration

We bring together diverse voices, from communities, organisations, and policymakers, to create lasting, shared solutions.

Equity

We centre fairness in all our work, amplifying and including the voices and experiences of those most often excluded from decisions about food.

Innovation

We test new ideas, pilot bold approaches, and help the most promising ones grow and take root.

Integrity

We act with honesty, openness, and care; building trust through relationships and delivering on what we say.

Food in the Criminal Justice System

Food is a powerful tool that can aid rehabilitation and can directly influence our physical and mental health. We work with people inside the criminal justice system and disadvantaged groups outside, to help them make better food choices. Our focus is on the positive role food can play in normalising life in prisons and support a rehabilitative culture inside and out.

Nourishing Young Minds

We work with groups of vulnerable people, including children, teenagers, asylum seekers and refugees, care experienced young people, young mums, and people with learning difficulties. We deliver cookery sessions that focus on preparing and cooking affordable healthy meals from simple ingredients and using basic equipment. This accommodates the people we work with who may be living in temporary accommodation with limited facilities.

Interactive Webinars

We deliver bespoke, interactive webinars on food and wellbeing, designed and delivered by our trained nutritionists. Offering courses online means we are able to reach out to more people in the UK and internationally, with nutrition and wellbeing knowledge that supports physical and mental health.

‘Food Matters was and has always been about centering people in decisions about food: whether that’s about individual choice or getting communities involved in how food policies are designed’ – Victoria Williams, Director

Get In Touch

Reach out to the Food Matters team to find out more about what we do, get involved or to collaborate with us on a future project at [email protected]

Get In Touch

Reach out to the Food Matters team to find out more about what we do, get involved or to collaborate with us on a future project.

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