Pantries

The pantry-style food schemes provide you with access to affordable and healthy foods, toiletries, baby products and household items. The pantries work on a membership basis, offering a family-oriented shopping experience at a fixed weekly token price. The £2.50 weekly shopping fee and the £3 annual membership fee entitle you to 10 items that have the estimated value of £20, which is a generous top-up to your weekly shopping.

Best Start and Smile Pantry

The Best Start and Smile Pantry is providing access to affordable, healthy food and dental care products for pregnant women and families with pre-school age children. Read more

CFINE Pantry

The CFINE Community Food Pantry is Aberdeen's latest pantry-style food scheme. Read more for details and help on how to sign up. Read more

Woodside Pantry

An exciting and new food poverty scheme - Scotland’s first Pantry - is launching on 12 February 2019 in the Woodside Community Centre. Read more for details Read more

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Keep Growing Aberdeen Report 2020

The Keep Growing Aberdeen Project started in 2020 spring with the purpose of encouraging the local community to grow food at home. Read more to find out about the impact of this fantastic project during its first year!
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Indoor Gardening

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Donate food

Consider supporting our cause and donate to our food bank. Your donations will make a huge difference in our fight against food poverty. Read more to find out how you can make a difference.
Our mission

CFINE improves health and well-being and the environment, tackles poverty and builds resilience through a range of support and services for and with disadvantaged, vulnerable, low income individuals, families and communities in NE Scotland.
How we work

CFINE is a social enterprise.We sell wholesale and retail fruit, vegetables and healthy snacks to customers in the north east of Scotland. All the profit we make is then reinvested into our charity, which tackles poverty and supports vulnerable individuals and families.
Volunteer for us

Want to make a difference? Volunteering is a great way of learning new skills, gaining experience, and meeting new people!
Accessing emergency food and help with benefits and budgeting during COVID-19

At the start of the coronavirus outbreak, we made adjustments to the delivery of our services to continue to support our community during the pandemic. Read more to find out how you can get help with food and advice on benefits and budgeting.
Donate money

Your donations are vital in helping us maintain a holistic support system for vulnerable people across the northeast of Scotland. Find out how your contributions support our beneficiaries.
Access to Sanitary Products

Giving women and girls access to free sanitary products.
Case Studies

Case studies from volunteers, food bank beneficiaries, and others.
History

CFINE has grown from humble beginnings, to a successful charity and social enterprise.
Community Growing

CFINE is involved in various community growing ventures in Aberdeen.