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The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation National Volunteers’ Week 2025 has recorded its highest number of volunteering hours for the annual event. Around 200 volunteers recorded over 1,000 volunteering hours between 2-6 June, in what is the Stop Hunger Foundation’s 20th anniversary year.
Sodexo’s volunteering policy enables its employees to take three paid volunteering days each year supporting those who are most in need in our communities. Every year, the Foundation marks National Volunteers’ Week by offering Sodexo colleagues the chance to volunteer at a range of sessions specifically organised over the week in partnership with its charity partners.
This year the Foundation and its long-term charity partner, Trussell, arranged the charity’s biggest volunteering drive with sessions organised for Sodexo’s colleagues, clients and supply partners at food banks in the charity’s community across the country, from Belfast, Glasgow and Liverpool to Bristol and London
In addition to this, a skills-based volunteering session was held at Sodexo’s head office in London on Friday 6 June. 29 colleagues and 19 supply chain partners took part in a procurement hackathon offering valuable guidance to Trussell on how it can maximise its supply chain and encourage donations of food parcels.
The Foundation has been supporting Trussell for around 15 years through Sodexo colleagues volunteering at local food banks and supermarkets as well as financial support. they are eligible for and can refer people to further support.
Sophie Carre, Director of Public Engagement, Trussell said: “We are really grateful to Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation for supporting Trussell and our community of food banks. Food bank teams are working tirelessly to help people unable to afford the essentials and thanks to the generosity of partners like Stop Hunger, they can continue to provide vital emergency support in their communities, while we work together to end the need for food banks in the UK. Thank you.”
The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, a UK-registered charity, is an employee-led initiative and a key enabler of Sodexo’s Social Impact Pledge, delivering impact for the most disadvantaged communities.
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