A student-led project from the University of Sheffield that rescues and redistributes surplus food from the University campus to those in need in the city.
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About Us
Set up in 2015, SOS originally began as a group of students who noticed the immense food waste that the University was producing. With help from the outlets themselves and staff at the Students' Union, these students began collecting food and donating it to various services in Sheffield. The Students' Union donated a fridge to us, which stores all collected food until it is redistributed.
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In 2017, we finally became a Society at the Students' Union.
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Achievements

Over 10,500 items
saved between September 2017 - June 2018.
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16 committee members
in the year and a half since we became a society.

19 collections and 5 drops
every single week.
We've held charity gigs, hosted a march through the city centre attended by politicians, hosted a community awareness and involvement day, been invited to talks and raised hundreds of pounds for Ben's Centre. We've even been congratulated on our work by Ed Miliband himself and spoken on BBC Radio Sheffield! We work tirelessly throughout term-time alongside studying for our degrees. We rely completely on volunteers and people power to target the food waste that the University produces. We strive to raise awareness of the issue of food waste that the University produces, raise awareness of the issues of food poverty in Sheffield and to support services that provide for vulnerable people in Sheffield. Our volunteers are active in many sustainability and people-focused causes throughout the University and the wider city, and we're lucky to be a team of such open-minded and passionate people. We welcome all who want to get involved.
Since September, we've so far rescued over 3,000 items of food.
Where do we collect from?
Students' Union
Proper Pasty
View Deli
Our Shop
Coffee Revolution
University Campus
Courtyard Cafe
Oasis Cafe
Cafe 1828
Jessop Cafe
Arts Tower Cafe
Barts Cafe
Catering
Events
Meetings
Conferences
Anywhere else on campus!