News  |  Posted 8 March 2024

Social Bite welcomes two new trustees

On behalf of Chair of the Board, Andrew Cubie, Social Bite Co-Founder Josh Littlejohn, and all at Social Bite, we’re pleased to announce two new trustees: Malcom Rust and Graeme Watt.

Two photos of smiling men, one labelled Malcolm Rust and one labelled Graeme Watt. Text reads 'welcome to Social Bite'

On behalf of Chair of the Board, Andrew Cubie, Social Bite Co-Founder Josh Littlejohn, and all at Social Bite, we’re pleased to announce two new trustees: Malcom Rust and Graeme Watt.

News  |  Posted 7 February 2024

Free food at Social Bite is more than a meal

In Edinburgh, sit-in suppers at our Rose Street coffee shop have restarted and restaurant meals have a new home at The Bon Vivant. But the experience goes beyond hot food.

A round bowl with mashed potato, kale, beef stew and gravy

In Edinburgh, sit-in suppers at our Rose Street coffee shop have restarted and restaurant meals have a new home at The Bon Vivant. But the experience goes beyond hot food.

News  |  Posted 3 January 2024

Social Bite’s year in numbers

We wanted to say a massive thank you for all your support in 2023. Without you, none of these 12 amazing things would have been possible – and there’s a lot to be proud of!

We wanted to say a massive thank you for all your support in 2023. Without you, none of these 12 amazing things would have been possible – and there’s a lot to be proud of!

News  |  Posted 27 December 2023

Festival of Kindness hits one million milestone

Year-round support from Social Bite often starts with a meal at Christmas time. Through our housing and employment programmes, people go on to build their confidence, learn new skills and break the cycle of homelessness. That’s why Festival of Kindness means a lot to us at Social Bite, and a lot to the people we support.

Two men in Santa hats sitting at a table with a red tablecloth receive a plate of Christmas dinner from a woman in a green apron.

Year-round support from Social Bite often starts with a meal at Christmas time. Through our housing and employment programmes, people go on to build their confidence, learn new skills and break the cycle of homelessness. That’s why Festival of Kindness means a lot to us at Social Bite, and a lot to the people we support.

News  |  Posted 20 October 2023

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

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 …

News  |  Posted 12 October 2023

Celebrating Two Years of Jobs First – Support Worker Joanna reflects on the programme

Today marks two years since the launch of Social Bite’s innovative Jobs First programme. In Jobs First, we work with some of the UK’s largest employers to match candidates from a homeless background to appropriate vacancies. A Social Bite support worker continues to work with both employer and employee to provide wrap-around support over a 15-month period; empowering the Jobs First employee to transform their own life.

Today marks two years since the launch of Social Bite’s innovative Jobs First programme. In Jobs First, we work with some of the UK’s largest employers to match candidates from a homeless background to appropriate vacancies. A Social Bite support worker continues to work with both employer and employee to provide wrap-around support over a 15-month period; empowering the Jobs First employee to transform their own life.

News  |  Posted 29 September 2023

Janet & Lexi take on 100 miles to end homelessness

Janet & Lexi clock up the miles in the lead up to World Homeless Day to help break the cycle of homelessness

Janet & Lexi clock up the miles in the lead up to World Homeless Day to help break the cycle of homelessness

News  |  Posted 7 September 2023

Social Bite helps bring back Edinburgh’s Torchlight Procession

We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Edinburgh’s Hogmanay to bring back the much-missed Torchlight Procession on Friday the 29th December 2023.

We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Edinburgh’s Hogmanay to bring back the much-missed Torchlight Procession on Friday the 29th December 2023.

News  |  Posted 9 August 2023

Exclusive Book Signing Events

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 …

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 …

News  |  Posted 13 July 2023

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. 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 …

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 …