In a city as wealthy as London, residents have a right to a clean, comfortable and neighbourly place to live and a safe, health-enhancing and tasty diet. Written to contribute to the development of the Mayor's London Food Strategy, this report draws on the experiences of housing associations and other social landlords in helping their residents gain better access to good food, food skills, and opportunities to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
Written to contribute to the development of the Mayor's London Food Strategy, this report draws on the experiences of housing associations and other social landlords in helping their residents gain better access to good food, food skills, and opportunities to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
In a city as wealthy as London, residents have a right to a clean, comfortable and neighbourly place to live and a safe, health-enhancing and tasty diet.
To this end, the London Development Agency's food programme (which has now moved to the Greater London Authority) commissioned guidelines useful to, for instance, planners, housing associations, local authority staff, PCTs and local food and health organisations. The Food Access & Social Housing document offers guidance for housing associations working in London boroughs, showing how they can help people on a low income to gain access to healthy and affordable food.
This guidance document explores how community food initiatives can be integrated with programmes for regeneration, community development and resident involvement, to help housing associations build social capital and improve the health of their residents. It also signals how such work can contribute to other strategic priorities relating to, for instance, Corporate Social Responsibility, neighbourhood renewal and building sustainable communities.
The document is mainly for large housing associations working with diverse communities in London, who have adequate staff and funding to enable them to participate in regeneration initiatives, community engagement and policy development. However, some of the initiatives and ideas may be useful to smaller housing associations, especially where these provide opportunities to work in partnership with other housing groups and with community organisations.
Report contents
Introduction
Section 1: The case for action
Section 1: The case for action
Section 2: Adopting a strategic approach
Section 3: Integrating food into housing association business strategies
Conclusion
Recommendations
Appendices
01/03/2004
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