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. The Social Bite Pay It Forward programme, which was set …

Hi everyone, Last month I announced I was publishing my first book! The book is called Paying it Forward and tells the whole story of my journey of setting up and growing Social Bite and the lessons I have learned along the way. It has been amazing to see so many of you show your support already and purchase copies …

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. Paying It Forward is part memoir, part manifesto for social entrepreneurship, and part manual for putting purpose ahead of profit. When Josh co-founded a small sandwich shop in his …

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 …

Dear Green is a Glasgow-based coffee roaster credited with pioneering specialty coffee culture in Scotland. And it’s equally well-known for its sound ethical business practices. The team is proud to source coffee with 100% traceability to the coffee producers and supports projects improving the conditions, infrastructure and livelihoods of communities in impoverished coffee-producing areas around the world. Having admired Social …