Our partners and supporters

We are proud to be working in partnership with a wide range of incredible organisations, trusts, businesses, charities and councils to support children and young people from low-income households in London.

Our partners

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All Greens

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler All Greens have very kindly donated some of their delicious food boxes to our Kitchen Social hubs. They are also making a donation to our Covid-19 appeal from the sale of every box sold online..allgreens.co.ukclose

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A New Direction

Our long standing partners A New Direction currently run our Creativity Works programme. During the coronavirus crisis, they have helped us to source exciting art packs to be delivered to the children and young people we support through our Kitchen Social programme..anewdirection.org.ukclose

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ASOS

Online fashion retailer ASOS have supported our COVID-19 appeal through the sales of their ASOS 'Heroes' range of t-shirts and hoodies..Click here to shop the ASOS Heroes range here.close

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Audible

Part of the Amazon group, Audible currently support our Access Aspiration programme. audible.co.ukclose

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Bank of England

The Bank of England are a long-standing supporter of our Access Aspiration programme. bankofengland.co.ukclose

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Benugo

Benugo have supported Kitchen Social in a variety of ways, including donating a proportion of sales from selected sandwiches to the programme. benugo.comclose

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Berkeley Foundation

Berkeley Foundation have been a long standing supporter of our work for many years. They currently fund our Kitchen Social and Creativity Works programmes. www.berkeleyfoundation.org.ukclose

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Bloomberg

Bloomberg have supported our Kitchen Social programme since it began in 2017. www.bloomberg.orgclose

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Caravan

Caravan Restaurants are a long standing supporter of our Kitchen Social programme. Whether it is through bill initiatives or use of their kitchens, Caravan are always there to lend a helping hand. caravanrestaurants.co.ukclose

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Children in Need

We are proud to be one of the many children's charities supported by Children in Need. www.bbcchildreninneed.co.ukclose

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Citi Foundation

Citi Foundation have supported our Creativity Works programme for many years. https://www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/close

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Condé Nast

Condé Nast currently support our Access Aspiration programme. condenast.comclose

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Design for Diversity

We are excited to be partnering with Design for Diversity on our Access Aspiration programme to provide even more meaningful encounters for students.close

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Greater London Authority

The Greater London Authority have supported our work in a variety of different ways since we launched in 2009. They currently support our Kitchen Social programme. www.london.gov.ukclose

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Halpern

Jenny Halpern Prince, CEO of Halpern, set up Access Aspiration in 2012 to increase social mobility in London due to the diversity bias in companies. The Mayor's Fund for London merged Access Aspiration into its organisation in 2017. Jenny remains involved in Access Aspiration through her role as a Trustee. Halpern also continues to support the programme and organisation as a whole in many ways, including through fundraising and PR support. halpernpr.comclose

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Jack Petchey Foundation

The Jack Petchey Foundation currently support our Count on Us Secondary Challenge programme. www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.ukclose

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Julia and Hans Rausing Trust

We are delighted to announce that we have been chosen as one of the recipients of Julia and Hans Rausing Trust's Charity Survival Fund. This will enable us to support thousands of young Londoners in need of well-being, education and employability support in 2020 and beyond. juliahansrausingtrust.org.ukclose

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London Community Response Fund

The London Community Response Fund kindly donated an emergency grant at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to support food deliveries via our Kitchen Social programme. londoncommunityresponsefund.org.ukclose

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Maths Zone

The Maths Zone have supported our Count on Us Primary and Count on Us Secondary Challenges for many years. We could not run the programmes without them.close

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Media Trust

The Media Trust currently run our Creativity Works programme. They have also partnered with us to support our My City and Me project. www.mediatrust.orgclose

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National Lottery Community Fund

We are so grateful to receive funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for our Kitchen Social programme. www.tnlcommunityfund.org.ukclose

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Nice to Meet You Foundation

The Nice to Meet You Foundation have been supporting our Access Aspiration programme since August 2020. We are excited to have them on board. ntmy.foundationclose

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Peters and Peters LLP

Peters and Peters currently support our Access Aspiration programme. petersandpeters.comclose

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Pinnacle Group

The Pinnacle Group currently support our Access Aspiration and Kitchen Social programme. pinnaclegroup.co.ukclose

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Seaforth Land

Seaforth Land have supported our Access Aspiration programme for many years and we are so grateful. seaforthland.comclose

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Shurgard

Self-storage company Shurgard are currently supporting our Access Aspiration programme. shurgard.co.ukclose

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Smiths Group

The Smiths Group are very generously supporting our Kitchen Social programme. smiths.comclose

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Sports Interactive Games

Sports Interactive Games currently support our Access Aspiration programme. sigames.comclose

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St. Modwen Homes

St. Modwen currently support our Access Aspiration programme. stmodwenhomes.co.ukclose

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Texel Foundation

The Texel Foundation have kindly gifted us an emergency grant to help children and young people who are struggling during the lockdown..texelfoundation.comclose

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The Childhood Trust

The Childhood Trust have supported our work for many years, including providing match funding for our Big Give fundraising campaigns. childhoodtrust.org.ukclose

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The Drapers Company

The Drapers Company have very generously supported our Access Aspiration programme. thedrapers.co.ukclose

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The Ned

The Ned have supported our Kitchen Social programme for many years through a wide range of fundraising initiatives. thened.comclose

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The Vintners' Company

The Vintners' Company currently support our Access Aspiration programme. vintnershall.co.ukclose

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Tulchan

Tulchan currently support our Access Aspiration programme. tulchangroup.comclose

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UNCLE

Part of the Realstar group, residential rental company UNCLE are currently supporting our Access Aspiration programme. uncle.co.ukclose

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Usborne

Usborne Publishing currently support our Access Aspiration programme. usborne.comclose

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Wahaca

Restaurant chain Wahaca support our Kitchen Social programme through bill scheme initiatives and other fundraising activities throughout the year. wahaca.co.ukclose

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Waitrose

We are so grateful to Waitrose for supporting our Big Give match fundraising campaigns and our Kitchen Social programme. waitrose.comclose

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Westminster Foundation

We are delighted that the Westminster Foundation will be funding our summer holiday programme - Lambeth and Southwark's Summer of Food and Fun - in five new Kitchen Social hubs in Westminster..westminsterfoundation.org.ukclose

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Aqua British

Sustainable water bottle company Aqua British have very kindly supported our Kitchen Social programme by offering our hubs free water bottles to deliver to vulnerable families in London. They are also donating some of the profits from their bottles to Mayor's Fund..Use code AB2020 to get 40% off on their online store: aquabritishstore.co.ukclose

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Belazu

Ingredient company Belazu have been supporting our relief effort by donating some of their delicious produce to our Kitchen Social hubs..belazu.comclose

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Chartwells

Catering company Chartwells currently support our Kitchen Social programme. compass-group.co.uk/meet-the-family/education-chartwells/close

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City Harvest London

We have been working in partnership with food charity City Harvest London since the COVID-19 pandemic began. They have been helping us to deliver thousands of food parcels and activity packs to children and young people across our Kitchen Social hub network..Click here to find out more about our partnership with City Harvest London.close

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Ella's Kitchen

Organic baby food company Ella's Kitchen have made a generous donation of food pouches to our Kitchen Social hubs..ellaskitchen.co.ukclose

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Hey Girls

In partnership with The Hygiene Bank, Hey Girls have made a very generous donation of sanitary products to our Kitchen Social hubs, helping us to tackle period poverty as well as food insecurity and social isolation. heygirls.co.ukclose

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Jean‑Patrique

DCB Labs have kindly offered to donate Jean-Patrique kitchenware to our Kitchen Social hubs. dcblab.comclose

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The Hygiene Bank

The Hygiene Bank have made a very generous donation of sanitary products to our Kitchen Social hubs, helping us to tackle period poverty as well as food insecurity and social isolation. thehygienebank.comclose

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Meals & More

Set up by leading food service company Brakes, Meals & More currently support our Kitchen Social programme by helping to alleviate the risk of children going hungry during the holidays. mealsandmore.org.ukclose

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Monty's Bakehouse

Food-to-go company Monty's Bakehouse have been helping Thomas Franks to make over 400 free lunches a day for the children and families we support through Kitchen Social..montysbakehouse.co.ukclose

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M Restaurants

M Restaurants, where our ambassador Michael Reid is executive chef, have supported our Kitchen Social programme since 2020. mrestaurants.co.ukclose

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National Literacy Trust

Thanks to our partnership with the National Literacy Trust, we have been able to deliver 9,000 free books and activity packs to the children and young people we support through our Kitchen Social programme..Click here to find out more about our partnership.close

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Northumbria University

Northumbria University have supported Kitchen Social for many years and have helped us to conduct in-depth evaluations of the programme. www.northumbria.ac.ukclose

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Renault

Automobile company Renault have gifted our Kitchen Social hubs one of their vans to use while out and about making their deliveries. This has helped them reach even more local families who need their support..renault.co.ukclose

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Tanya's Just Real

Healthy sauce company Tanya's Just Real have partnered with us to donate some of their delicious sauces to our Kitchen Social hubs, who are delivering hundreds of food parcels a day to vulnerable children and young people in London..tanyasjustreal.comclose

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The Felix Project

We work with The Felix Project through our Kitchen Social programme to co-ordinate our efforts to get food to those who need it most. thefelixproject.orgclose

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Thomas Franks

School catering company Thomas Franks have supported our Kitchen Social programme throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing over 400 lunches a day for vulnerable families all over London..Take a look at this video to see what they've been up to.close

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Zipcar UK

Car-sharing company Zipcar have generously lent our Kitchen Social hubs some of their vehicles to help them deliver food and activity packs to vulnerable children and young people in London..zipcar.comclose