It started off as a small Facebook group helping families trying to make ends meet by dropping off lunch snacks for school-aged kids.
A year and a half later, Lunchbox London is a registered non-profit that’s delivered just shy of 1,000 food bundles and shows no signs of slowing down.
“We both work full-time jobs. We rent, we don’t own a car. We’re not privileged ourselves, but we just want to help,” said Colin Everitt, the community outreach coordinator for the charity, which he runs with his wife, Alexandra.
“It’s super time consuming but it’s super rewarding. There’s a large need in the community.”
After starting in April 2023 when their son came home and asked why some kids don’t have school lunches, the couple officially registered Lunchbox London as a charity in November 2023. The first annual report was published earlier this month, spelling out a mission to address …