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Social Bite
Read about milestones in the movement to end homelessness, see what our brilliant fundraisers are up to, and learn more about the people we support.
Superstar McKenzie bags £3K YPI grant for Social Bite
McKenzie chose Social Bite for his school Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project, seeing how the innovative solutions and programmes Social Bite creates have a profound impact on ending homelessness.
Social Bite Glasgow is NOW OPEN!
Located just by Buchanan Galleries on the city’s busy Sauchiehall Street, our new coffee shop boasts an impressive menu to whet the appetite of Glaswegians including homemade bagels, toasties and artisan baking.
Happy Birthday Social Bite on The Strand!
We opened our doors on The Strand, Westminster – our first coffee shop outside of Scotland – in March 2022, making us the first social enterprise coffee shop in central London.
Celebrating all acts of kindness – a look back at Festival of Kindness 2022
Today, on National Random Acts of Kindness, we celebrate YOU and all the meaningful ways you have made a difference to thousands of people experiencing homelessness and poverty across the country.
Over 150 people in tenancies thanks to Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder
A report released today shows that Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder has created more than 150 tenancies.
Social Bite co-founders Josh and Alice at the Pride of Britain Awards
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.
Housing First gathers pace in Scotland
Scotland could be free from the most acute forms of homelessness within three years – this is the aim of the Housing First Pathfinder, a Scottish Government backed programme that has officially ramped up from 1st April in five cities, Aberdeen/shire, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling.
Social Bite hosts Malala and a Big Announcement
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, visited Edinburgh yesterday marking an announcement that her organisation, Malala Fund, will be working with Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration, which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world.
Scotland’s greats set to perform at Sleep in the Park 2018
Frightened Rabbit, Lulu, Eddi Reader and Kyle Falconer announced for Sleep in the Park 2018. Read on for more details of the ground-breaking event which hopes to see 12,000 people sleep-out in four cities around Scotland on the evening of Saturday December 8.
Housing First takes significant steps forward
On Friday (3rd August 2018) we announced the first batch of funding to start the programme across five locations in Scotland.
Vesta Restaurant & Bar: same location, same ethos, new exciting venture!
Social Bite’s restaurant Home enters a new chapter as it relaunches as ‘Vesta’.