The Food Chain
www.foodchain.org.uk
The mission of the Food Chain is to improve the health and well being of London’s population living with HIV by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.
In the UK as a whole, more people than ever before are testing HIV positive. The Food Chain helps men, women and children from a diverse range of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In South East London, one in a hundred women test HIV positive during pregnancy. Whatever you may have read, there is still no cure for HIV. But we CAN help those affected by the virus.
Food Chain volunteers prepare and deliver delicious, nutritionally balanced, individually tailored meals and groceries to people who, because of their illness, are housebound and unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves.
Our services are provided free of charge.
The services Food Chain provides are tailored to meet the needs of our service users, and we are committed to change in response to our clients' changing needs.
Good nutrition can help prevent, stop or reverse weight loss, manage symptoms, and reduce the side effects of medications. Many HIV medicines are only effective if taken with food. Our Service Users tell us The Food Chain helps them adhere to their combination therapy regimens.
The Food Chain has been part of London life since 1988. Our service is growing all the time and we have exciting ideas for the future. We’d like YOU to be a part of that future. Use this site to find out more about The Food Chain and have a think about volunteering with us, offering a donation or both. Being a Food Chain volunteer is not only worthwhile, it’s really great fun and an opportunity to make a diverse range of new friends.
You may not think that you alone can make much difference. Well, you are NOT alone. The Food Chain name is significant. Every one of our supporters makes a profound difference to each of our 500 service users’ lives. Join us now and you WILL strengthen The Food Chain. Together, we will improve the health, well being and quality of life of Londoners, their partners and families, living with the virus.
Martin Dibben
Chair, The Food Chain