Recently we have responded to the media regarding concerns raised about Social Bite with the charity regulator, OSCR. We recognise that for those of you who have supported us over the years this will have been unexpected, and we felt it was important to share some comments from our Chair, Sir Andrew Cubie, and our co-founder,  Josh Littlejohn. Sir Andrew …

After the bells had chimed 12 on Edinburgh’s Hogmanay  and most people were thinking about heading home, a group of about 30 people were getting ready to begin their work, the full extent of which became visible only as the streets cleared of people, revealing the litter and detritus left behind. In their hi-viz jackets and Brewdog sweatshirts and hoodies …

The festive season is always busy for Social Bite with dinners served in our cafes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and this year we were busier still with extra dinners added to the schedule in Dalkeith and Livingston. In Dalkeith, what began in October as a women and children’s weekly social supper, in conjunction …

It was a jolly busy Christmas at Social Bite this year. Having just recovered from WBSO, launching our Itison Christmas Campaign, organizing presents, donations and Christmas dinners – two extra this year – there was hardly time to breathe for some. Social Bite’s Annual Christmas campaign with itison proved once again that there is no shortage of generosity and goodwill …

It’s here! It’s that time of year where we ask you, our amazing supporters, to come together to provide people experiencing homelessness with a Christmas filled with great food and loving company. This year Social Bite has once again partnered up with itison to help provide Christmas dinners and presents to people who are homeless or in food poverty. We …

What started right here in Edinburgh has now gone global. This year Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park has grown to become the World’s Big Sleep Out and in over 50 cities all over the world people will sleep out in unison to create the world’s largest display of solidarity with those people experiencing homelessness and displacement. On Saturday 7th …

Social Bite co-founders Josh Littlejohn and Alice Thompson were given a Special Recognition award at the 2019 Pride of Britain Awards in London on Monday 28th October 2019. The award, presented to them by actor Michael Sheen and Director Ken Loach, celebrates the work that they have done since the co-founded Social Bite in 2012, building it up from one …