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News: “Put healthy food vouchers online” health, food and poverty coalition tells government

Government must act faster to ensure the youngest children in low-income families can also access healthy food, says coalition of 35 organisations in open letter to health minister Jo Churchill MP.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 23 June 2020

News: Pressure mounts on MPs to tackle child food poverty amid renewed lockdown fears

Ahead of the Spending Review, 25 November, food charity Sustain is calling on MPs to lobby for long term solutions to food poverty amid concerns household insecurity brought on by Covid 19 will hit families and children the hardest.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 4 November 2020

News: 800m meals from 'hidden food' could help 5.8m people living in deep poverty

The UK could be losing out on 800m meals from ‘hidden food’ which could help 5.8m people living in deep poverty, according to figures published by food redistribution charity FareShare, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014

News: Food waste is not a solution to food poverty

France's new law requiring supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities could accelerate the spread of food banks as an acceptable response to hunger. Instead, we should require supermarkets to pay employees a living wage, which would save the taxpayer money and ensure that people in work can afford the basics.
Food Poverty | Monday 1 June 2015

Reports: SRBs to PCTs: Understanding local structures and area-based initiatives to tackle food poverty

Are you up to speed with your 'SRBs', your 'RDAs' and your 'LSPs'? Do you know your Neighbourhood Renewal from your Community Chest? And can you explain the difference between a PCT and PCG? If not, and if your work involves improving diets and health through increasing access to food at a local level, then this report is for you! This comprehensive report aims to provide an easy-to-follow reference guide to relevant policy, agencies, funds and schemes which could support food poverty work at the local level.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 1 January 2002

News: New government scheme fails to address the scale of food poverty this winter

The Government has announced a new fund for councils to support low-income families access food and other essentials during the winter. Cecily Spelling argues councils should adopt a cash-first approach when supporting households this winter.
Food Poverty | Thursday 30 September 2021

News: Rose Vouchers to tackle food poverty and support healthy eating

Sustain member Alexandra Rose Charities has launched The Rose Vouchers for Fruit and Veg project.
Sustain | Sunday 20 September 2015

Reports: Reaching the Parts... Community mapping: Working together to tackle social exclusion and food poverty

Community Mapping uses participatory appraisal methods to enable local people to analyse their food economies and work with others to develop sustainable solutions to the problems they face in eating a healthy diet. This full colour report illustrates the process and findings of the pilot projects in Brighton, Coventry and Leicester. It concludes with a range of recommendations to help tackle food poverty and increase people's control over their communities.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 1 January 2002

Reports: Community Food Projects: A directory of projects on the Food Poverty Database

Published in 2003, this directory lists over 260 community projects from the Food Poverty Projects Database. The database is managed by Sustain's Food Poverty Network, in collaboration with the Health Development Agency.
Food Access Network | Monday 1 January 2001

News: 37 local alliances developing food poverty action plans

Sustain | Sunday 1 December 2019