Latest entries on FindFoodBanksBrum : Issue 4
This is our periodic update on latest listings added to the Find Food Banks Brum website. Our listings of food banks, charity shops, eating places, support services and more continues to grow.
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Grenfell families seek radical reform of social housing oversight
The survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are calling on the government to overhaul the way social housing is regulated and set up a powerful watchdog that could jail negligent housing managers.
Thousands of desperate parents relying on ‘baby banks’
Thousands of desperate parents are being forced to use “baby banks” to feed and clothe their children. Even working mums and dads, struggling to make ends meet, are turning to charities which operate the same way as food banks.
Below the breadline : tackling the rise of food poverty in Britain
Although the UK is the seventh richest country in the world, it is also deeply unequal, and millions of families are living below the breadline, Demand for emergency food aid has risen astronomically in the past few years.
Surplus food : how it makes a difference to people’s lives
Every week a group of people gather at the lorry park in Dorset. It’s both a social occasion – time for a chat and a catch-up – and for business, too. And their business is simple. They are collecting food. 4.5 tonnes in June alone.
lendwithcare : Giving with confidence
Lendwithcare brings together entrepreneurs in developing countries with people with the power to help them – people like you. It is a revolutionary way to help people in the developing world to transform their lives.
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Guardian : Communities
- London deputy mayor rejects luxury 'caviar care' homes scheme
- Net loss of housing to wealthy incomers | Letters
- 'Costs are crippling': more than 900 British pubs vanished in 2018
- Housing crisis on Arran leaves hundreds of islanders without homes
- 'Nothing's affordable': buying a home now just a dream on Arran
- Broken land ownership system fuels inequality | Letters
- Housing poverty is a moral disgrace | Letters
- What makes a great place to live? Answer: it’s not a shopping plaza | Simon Jenkins
