York Food Poverty Alliance
Aims: Increase understanding about food poverty in York, its causes, impacts and interrelationships; Raise awareness about work already underway in the city, enhance coordination between agencies and shape effective future working; Provide a collaborative shared platform for knowledge exchange, skills and resources; Raise city aspirations by bringing new thought leadership and good practice to the city’s food poverty agenda with an emphasis on reducing food poverty in long-term sustainable ways.
Members: City of York Council (Public Health Department, Financial Inclusion Team, One Planet York Strategy); One Planet York (60+ Local Organisations ); Your Cafe - Volorg (turns waste food into pay-as-you-feel meals); Support for Success (community based learning/devt.); Tang Hall Big Local and Tang Hall Community Centre (food access projects in deprived area of York); Other food/poverty groups in process of joining
Established: 26th October 2017
How York Food Poverty Alliance is taking action to help tackle food poverty
| Improving coordination and navigation of the local welfare safety net | |
| Supporting services that provide financial crisis support and advice | |
| Ensuring children’s access to food 365 days a year through support of holiday food provision, breakfast clubs and uptake of free school meals | |
| 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 |
Video recorded at the Food Power national conference 2018
Confronting food poverty head-on in York (December 2018)
Developing a strong basis for joint and coordinated work, including on our upcoming food poverty action plan.
