News from
Social Bite
Read about milestones in the movement to end homelessness, see what our brilliant fundraisers are up to, and learn more about the people we support.
Social Bite welcomes two new trustees
Malcolm is a Partner and Head of Charities at Shepherd and Wedderburn.
Social Bite’s year in numbers
It might seem like there wasn’t much good to say about the mission to end homelessness in 2023.
Festival of Kindness hits one million milestone
We were thrilled that thanks to your help, this year’s Festival of Kindness received 214,518 Christmas dinners, gifts and essential items, including almost 12,200 presents which were physically dropped off at the Trees of Kindness.
Pay it Forward meals ‘Dine with Dignity’ has a new home
Social Bite announces new location for Pay It Forward meals service that allows people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh to ‘dine with dignity’ A vital service that has served thousands of free meals to homeless people in Edinburgh for more than seven years has unveiled a new location in the capital.
Social Bite helps bring back Edinburgh’s Torchlight Procession
We are incredibly excited to be the official charity partner with the 30th anniversary Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festival, fundraising across 4-days of spectacular event from Fri 29 Dec 2023 – Mon 1 Jan 2024.
Paying it Forward: How to be a Social Entrepreneur
After 10 amazing, challenging, remarkable, and rewarding years of Social Bite, our Co-Founder, Josh Littlejohn, is publishing his first-ever book entitled ‘Paying it Forward’ – to be published on August 17th.
Laura set to complete her first marathon in support of Social Bite
OG Social Bite supporter and all-round superstar Laura is taking on her first ever marathon is support of Social Bite. Laura has been a supporter of ours for many years now, raising thousands of pounds, so we wanted to check in ahead of her big day.
Superstar McKenzie bags £3K YPI grant for Social Bite
McKenzie chose Social Bite for his school Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project, seeing how the innovative solutions and programmes Social Bite creates have a profound impact on ending homelessness.
Social Bite Glasgow is NOW OPEN!
Located just by Buchanan Galleries on the city’s busy Sauchiehall Street, our new coffee shop boasts an impressive menu to whet the appetite of Glaswegians including homemade bagels, toasties and artisan baking.
Happy Birthday Social Bite on The Strand!
We opened our doors on The Strand, Westminster – our first coffee shop outside of Scotland – in March 2022, making us the first social enterprise coffee shop in central London.
Celebrating all acts of kindness – a look back at Festival of Kindness 2022
Today, on National Random Acts of Kindness, we celebrate YOU and all the meaningful ways you have made a difference to thousands of people experiencing homelessness and poverty across the country.
