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News: Only 3 London councils taking significant action to tackle holiday hunger amidst fears that more families will go hungry from rollout of Universal Credit

A new report from the London Food Poverty Campaign at Sustain shows that only three councils across the capital are coordinating an effective approach to widescale provision of food within holiday activities reaching children at risk of going hungry in the holidays.
Food Poverty | Monday 5 November 2018

News: Sustain call for Meals on Wheels case studies.

Sustain and the National Association of Care Caterers (NACC) are raising awareness about the potential Meals on Wheels services have to combat malnutrition, food poverty and social isolation in older people, as well as other wider benefits such as preventative support and local employment or volunteering opportunities.
Food Poverty | Monday 23 July 2018

News: Talking global solidarity in Byker

Last month Ben Pearson, Food Power's Empowerment Officer, and Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite, University of Birmingham and Independent Food Aid Network trustee, facilitated a workshop on food justice and food security to explore the need for global solidarity with a group of individuals with lived experience of food poverty who live on the Byker Estate in Newcastle.
Sustain | Monday 30 March 2020

News: Sustain joins calls to reverse Universal Credit cuts

Over 100 organisations have written to Boris Johnson urging him to drop plans to cut Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit to stop 500,000 people being pushed into poverty.
Food Poverty | Thursday 2 September 2021

News: World Hunger Day to emphasize sustainability

World Hunger Day 2019 on 28 May to highlight sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty.
Food Poverty | Friday 3 May 2019

News: Dignity in Practice Report Launch

Nourish Scotland and the Poverty Truth Commission have released a report that aims to be a practical resource to help projects think about what dignity looks like in practice and how this can be achieved.
Food Poverty | Friday 26 January 2018

News: Fairtrade draws attention to the gender pay gap in chocolate

The Fairtrade Foundation launches a campaign to shine a light on the exploitation experienced by women farmers. It calls on companies to pay living incomes to cocoa farmers by 2030 to meet the UN’s Global Goals to end poverty.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 2 March 2020

News: Farm workers who supply UK supermarkets subject to abuse

Poor pay and harsh working conditions are common on farms and plantations that supply tea or fruit to global supermarkets including Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons, according to new research published by the development charity Oxfam.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Sunday 20 October 2019

News: Fairtrade wants a better deal for sugar cane farmers

The Fairtrade Foundation has criticised the UK government for supporting reform of the EU sugar market.
Sustain | Sunday 20 September 2015

News: FareShare helping up to 20,000 children to have nutritious meals this summer

Sustain member FareShare launches its ActiveAte campaign to provide meals for children at risk of food poverty this summer.
Food Poverty | Thursday 21 June 2018

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