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The funding will be used to deliver an outreach roadshow targeting people living in hostels and other temporary accommodation. The project aims to support people to develop skills and experience that ....more

The funding will be used to deliver an outreach roadshow targeting people living in hostels and other temporary accommodation. The project aims to support people to develop skills and experience that will reduce dependency on benefits and help them to move into employment.

Fat Macy’s Foundation works with young people in London, supporting them to get out of homelessness and into their own homes via catering employment. This grant supports Fat Macy’s to utilise a ....more

Fat Macy’s Foundation works with young people in London, supporting them to get out of homelessness and into their own homes via catering employment. This grant supports Fat Macy’s to utilise a gifted space in Shoreditch to create a new permanent Training Academy space. Through the space, the organisation will grow the number of trainees supported to around 190 a year through a minimum of 24 Training Academies

£50,000 over two years (£25,000; £25,000) for the costs of delivering therapeutic support to the organisation’s beneficiaries and a contribution to core costs.

The funding will be used to deliver a catering training employability and wellbeing programme for people who have experienced homelessness. The project aims to increase participants skills confidence ....more

The funding will be used to deliver a catering training employability and wellbeing programme for people who have experienced homelessness. The project aims to increase participants skills confidence and employability opportunities.

Refurbishment of building and equipment for a charity supporting people experiencing homelessness in London

Fat Macy’s Foundation works with young people in London, supporting them to get out of homelessness and into their own homes via catering employment. This grant supports Fat Macy’s to utilise a ....more

Fat Macy’s Foundation works with young people in London, supporting them to get out of homelessness and into their own homes via catering employment. This grant supports Fat Macy’s to utilise a gifted space in Shoreditch to create a new permanent Training Academy space. Through the space, the organisation will grow the number of trainees supported to around 190 a year through a minimum of 24 Training Academies

Fat Macy's Training Academy

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

£33,300 to Fat Macy’s Foundation for additional staff time from the CEO and marketing and press lead to review its business development plan, increase the customer base and corporate contracts, ....more

£33,300 to Fat Macy’s Foundation for additional staff time from the CEO and marketing and press lead to review its business development plan, increase the customer base and corporate contracts, and undertake financial modelling, to enable the organisation to apply for social investment.

Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.

The funding will be used to provide emergency relief support including 121 support food parcels essential items and cooking equipment to those who are living in hostels. The project works with young ....more

The funding will be used to provide emergency relief support including 121 support food parcels essential items and cooking equipment to those who are living in hostels. The project works with young people living in hostel accommodation.

The project will use the funding to provide chef's training, well-being and skills sessions for people who are leaving homelessness, as well as and provide an intervention to support people.

Fat Macy's is a catering social enterprise that helps people with nowhere to live put down a deposit for their first rented accommodation. It initially provides five-day catering boot camps in ....more

Fat Macy's is a catering social enterprise that helps people with nowhere to live put down a deposit for their first rented accommodation. It initially provides five-day catering boot camps in partnership with homeless hostels. Then, once trainees have completed 200 hours of paid work, Fat Macy's uses revenue from its catering business to support them with a deposit. Its beneficiaries leave with a place to live, a qualification and valuable work experience. The Fore funded Fat Macy's to provide the necessary staff capacity to open its own restaurant, significantly increasing its revenue and the number of trainees it can support. This should enable Fat Macy's to create a sevenfold increase in the amount contributed to rental deposits.

The Fore funded Fat Macy's to provide the necessary staff capacity to open its own restaurant, significantly increasing its revenue and the number of trainees it can support. This should enable Fat ....more

The Fore funded Fat Macy's to provide the necessary staff capacity to open its own restaurant, significantly increasing its revenue and the number of trainees it can support. This should enable Fat Macy’s to create a sevenfold increase in the amount contributed to rental deposits.

Co-designing changes to their bootcamp to include consideration of wellbeing and mental health.

Running workshops and events to ensure their new space works well for building social connections between the people who use it

Co-designing changes to their bootcamp to include consideration of wellbeing and mental health.

Running workshops and events to ensure their new space works well for building social connections between the people who use it

Fat Macy's is a catering social enterprise that works with people experiencing homelessness living in temporary accommodation. This grant will support a feasibility study exploring innovative ....more

Fat Macy's is a catering social enterprise that works with people experiencing homelessness living in temporary accommodation. This grant will support a feasibility study exploring innovative solutions to the challenges around temporary accomodation.

Help us pay for ingredients and equipment to run catering training in hostels to give Londoners a second chance at employment.