Charity Finds Themselves Part of the Regions Recruitment Challenge Fighting both food waste and hunger, Fare Share South West provides food to frontline charities who support those facing hunger in the region. In 2021, they distributed food for 4,860,844 meals to those desperate for food. This is a huge leap from the 1 million meals they achieved in 2019. Incredibly, FareShare South West saved their charity members an estimated £5 million in food costs.
It is vital we expand our team - without great new people on board it will become harder to grow our work getting food to those in need.’ Despite these recruitment concerns, the charity is still looking forward to the new year, and what fresh opportunities and challenges it can provide for the entire team. Drawing on the positives, FareShare South West reflects on their current staff and loyalty to the organisation. One warehouse staff member explained his reasons for working with the organisation.
But now FareShare South West has exciting news of its own: expansion. Warehouses are Sophie Pike is the Central Bristol Warehouse the beating heart of the operation, and to sup- Manager, port more frontline charities, another Bristol warehouse has been opened in South Bristol. ‘Working in the FareShare South West warehouse is unlike any other job I have had. The new Bristol warehouse provides an It feels amazing to see the difference we're exciting opportunity for the future and allows making each day- I know that every pallet that bigger objectives for the organisation. This comes into our warehouse is life changing. expansion means more staff are required, and Our team and volunteers are the soul of our the charity finds themselves to be part of the charity, always innovating and pushing to do well-reported national recruitment struggle. more- and we have fun while doing it!’ Lucy Bearn, Director of Operations, said ‘We are so lucky to have a wonderful team that works together to fight food waste and hunger. A new warehouse means a massive 20% increase in our operation, and therefore new staff are urgently needed to keep things running smoothly. 44
FareShare South West believes that if they get the volunteers and workers in the Bristol warehouse they need, they can achieve growth well beyond the 4,860,844 meals of 2021. To check out their website and view where other warehouses are located, you can visit the FareShare South West Website: Click here
