Preston Food Partnership
Our aim is to 1. Establish an Educational Food Hub in Preston which includes a pay-as-you-feel café and training centre to help people out of food poverty by providing employment opportunities, budgeting advice, cooking skills, etc; 2. Provide access to affordable, sustainable food and its comprising background information, a searchable database of local resources and case studies; 3. Raise awareness around food waste and poverty issues by holding events (e.g. Disco Soups) to engage the public.
Members: We have about 20 members including: Preston City Council, Lancashire and Region Dietary Education Resource, University of Central Lancashire, Fareshare, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, NHS, Gateway, several community and voluntary organisations including Intact, Creativity Works, local Food Champions. We meet every 6-8 weeks and our average attendance is about 10 people at each meeting
Established: June 2014
How Preston Food Partnership is taking action to help tackle food poverty
| Improving coordination and navigation of the local welfare safety net | |
| Supporting fair pay by promoting the Real Living Wage to the local council and employers | |
| Empowering experts by experience in the alliance’s strategic work | |
| Developing and implementing a food poverty action plan | |
| Ensuring all residents have physical access to good food | |
| Supporting alternative retail, e.g. community shops, cooperatives |
