Food Angel- Food Rescue & Food Assistance Program

Thanks to various sectors' tremendous support, Food Angel celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year.

For this past fruitful decade, we are fortunate to have overcome many difficulties and come across exciting development opportunities. The generous support from various sectors has enabled our team to carry out our mission “Waste Not • Hunger Not • With Love” and to serve the underprivileged communities through nutritious meals.

During the pandemic, for safety considerations, most of the food collection points including wet markets, hotels, and school meal suppliers need to be suspended. As a result, the amount of food collected had dropped significantly. Food Angel currently uses our own funds to purchase ingredients to cover the shortage of food supply. As the pandemic situation recently improved, we have resumed our food rescue work this month, and hopefully, gradually increase our food collection volume.

Looking ahead to the next decade, we will stay true to our founding mission, and continue to serve the needy in Hong Kong with love

As the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and led to growing unemployment and underemployment, Food Angel is receiving a rising demand for food assistance from the public. To support the local community, Food Angel launched the Automated Food Dispenser (AFD) service to serve free cook-chill meals in different districts, with the support by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. This innovative initiative allows for a flexible collection of cook-chill meals supporting those with irregular working hours, and it aims to relieve some financial burden the needy families face. Eligible applicants approved by social workers have distributed a digital membership card. With the QR code, members are able to collect cook-chill meals from the automated food dispensers, which functions like a vending machine. The meals can be easily reheated with a rice cooker, microwave, or wok at home. 

At age 55, Mr. Luk enjoys solitude, and he resides alone in a sub-divided flat in Kwuntong. He takes pride in self-reliance and has never applied for any kind of subsidy. Unfortunately, it has become difficult for him to pay rent as he lost his job in the pandemic. The AFD programme gives him the flexibility to collect meals later in the night, which exempts him from socializing with other service users in the usual meal distribution points. With the limited space for cooking in the subdivided flat, he can now still enjoy a warm meal with just a rice-cooker in this cooler season!

The AFD programme has helped various people affected in the pandemic so far. Please continue to support Food Angel's meal service so that more needy families can still enjoy warm meals during this difficult time.