Since 1994, Kanlungan has been a leading charity serving the Filipino community in the UK. Out of their base in Hackney, in East London, they deliver educational and professional skills training, advice on employment, housing, and social rights, cultural programmes, mental health support, as well as campaigns for migrants’ rights across the UK. Their twelve member organisations include self-help groups for domestic workers, vulnerable women, and migrants with limited immigration status, a housing association, occupational groups, and faith groups. As an organisation deeply embedded in the Filipino migrant community in the UK, Kanlungan is uniquely positioned to carry out this work, thanks to years of building trust and confidence with its users. They are often one of the only safe spaces for the most vulnerable members of the Filipino community, such as undocumented migrants and survivors of modern-day slavery, to turn to for guidance, support, and community.

To learn more about Kanlungan and their programmes visit www.kanlungan.org.uk.

Filipino Food UK members Baboy Club, The Adobros, SARAP, Luto, Turo Turo, Naimas, Pinocandy and Food with Mae have volunteered their time to cook the meals. To see what Filipino Food UK is up to visit their Instagram feed.

#FilipinoFood4NHS was started in March 2020 in the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic by Filipino Fook UK and Kanlungan to give homesick Filipino NHS staff a taste of home.