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How it works
How it works
We rescue, share, and nourish our community
Second Helpings rescues surplus food from local suppliers and redistributes it through our Community Cafe, Pantry and Fridge. Our pay-as-you-feel model ensures that everyone can enjoy good food with dignity.
Food
Rescue
Cook/share
Community
Impact
Second Helpings was born out of a desire to reduce the needless waste of perfectly good eat food. However, over our more than a decade operating, we’ve found that we bring something more to the table. Buy rescuing surplus food and distributing it to the community, we bring people together, help ease the cost of eating well and provide help to those at risk of food poverty.
Pay-As-You-Feel
Dignity in every meal
Cafe
Pantry
Fridge
No one is turned away. Visitors choose what they can pay, or simple enjoy a meal. Every contribution helps us run out services and rescue more food.
Our impact
so far
Reflecting how times are becoming tougher for more and more people, we are getting greater numbers coming to use our services. We love meeting new people and anyone from whatever walk of life is welcome to use our food, so if you’ve never been to see us before, please pop along and see what we do.
“I come here to keep my spirit alive. I also agree with the idea of saving waste. Keep going Second Helpings team!”
“If I had to describe Christianity, I would say I found it at Second Helpings. All round me I see kindness, goodness and helpfulness.”
“I come to the Pantry to help reduce my shopping bills. It really helps me feed my family well.”
"I go to the Pantry regularly for fruit an veg. They are very nice people who work here and they are very helpful. Coming here for fresh food helps tied me over until pay day which is so helpful. Thank you so much for this service."
Our Food Donor & Corporate Partners
Aldi Stamford
Contributing to communities across the UK is a huge part of who we are at Aldi. We’re always looking at ways to prevent food waste in the first place, but when surplus does happen, our focus is on making sure good food can still be put to use. Working together to...
Altech
At Alltech, we believe in supporting the communities in which we live and work. When we have the opportunity to contribute to an organisation doing meaningful work locally, we’re always keen to help. Supporting a local charity making a real difference We’re pleased...
Cafe Black
Cafe Black began donating to Second Helpings in 2024, after a visit from a Second Helpings volunteer, who explained to them the work we do. A simple way to share good food and support the community We quickly realised that this charity was exactly the kind of...
Cornish Bakery
As soon as we opened our doors on Stamford High Street in 2022 we began donating to Second Helpings driven by a simple desire to help the community and support people in need. Donating to charities helps keep everyone connected Since then, we’ve regularly donated...
Freckleface Coffee
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hue-
hue teamed up with Second Helpings to turn a simple idea into a brand with a bigger purpose, one that could connect with its community wherever people encountered it. One idea. Many possibilities. We started by looking at where Second Helpings was, where it wanted...
Lidl Stamford
At Lidl GB, we want to give back to our local communities. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Neighbourly, an award-winning giving platform that matches businesses with local good causes, such as Stamford’s Second Helpings. Connecting surplus food with the...
Lyreco Intersafe
At Lyreco Intersafe, protecting people and supporting the communities around us is at the heart of what we do. As a trusted safety solutions provider, we supply PPE, safety products and expert guidance to businesses across the UK and Ireland, helping teams stay...
Morrisons Stamford
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M&S Stamford
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Plant Eggs
One of the best bits of the Community Cafe are its delicious puds and cakes, which all rely on Plants’ excellent donations Making a special effort for Second Helpings Plants Eggs very kindly donate fresh eggs – not surplus – to Second Helpings every...
Prentice Bros
We have been supporting Second Helpings for many years now. As a recycling service, we can pass on stock we collect from our Polish convenience store clients when they change the direction of their stock, meaning we get to donate items such as tins and bottled...
Sainsburys Stamford
At Sainsbury’s Stamford, we’re proud to support our local food action charity, Second Helpings. By donating surplus food and helping to reduce food waste, we can make sure good food reaches people in our community who need it, rather than going to waste. It’s...
Straightahead
At Straightahead UK, supporting charities has been a core part of who we are since we began back in 2009. From day one, we’ve believed that businesses have a responsibility to contribute positively to the communities they serve. For us, that commitment goes beyond...
Waitrose Stamford
Waitrose is proud to support Second Helpings by donating surplus food to help feed people across the Stamford community. Helping good food go further in our community Throughout the year, Second Helpings volunteers collect and distribute these donations, ensuring...
Tesco Express Stamford
At Tesco, it is important for us to reduce our impact on the planet. One way we do this is by aiming for zero waste. Our challenge is simple: prevent any food waste that is fit for human consumption from going to landfill. Serving Britain’s customers,...
Whitelight
Whitelight is an agency specialising in the supply of promotional merchandise. We work with companies to provide a wide spectrum of products ranging from standard office items to garments and larger scale custom manufactured merchandise. With a history of working...
A huge thank you for all the organisations, businesses and members of our community who generously donated to Second Helpings over the last year.
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News & Events
Pawsome day at the Dog Show
Tasty treats for two- and four-legged friends provided by Second Helpings Second Helpings sets out its stall at the Dog Show The sun shone on Stamford’s pooch parade and we were there to cheer them on in all their Sunday best. We brought fruit, veg and...
Second Helpings co-hosts cooking course
Second Helpings hosts the Mindspace Cooking from Scratch course, which kicked off this September. Charities come together to teach cooking skills September saw a brand new batch of cooks whipping up culinary delights at Second Helpings. We were delighted to...
Cyclists pull into Second Helpings for a pitstop
News & Events
Pawsome day at the Dog Show
Tasty treats for two- and four-legged friends provided by Second Helpings Second Helpings sets out its stall at the Dog Show The sun shone on Stamford’s pooch parade and we were there to cheer them on in all their Sunday best. We brought fruit, veg and...
Second Helpings co-hosts cooking course
Second Helpings hosts the Mindspace Cooking from Scratch course, which kicked off this September. Charities come together to teach cooking skills September saw a brand new batch of cooks whipping up culinary delights at Second Helpings. We were delighted to...