Latest entries on FindFoodBanksBrum : Issue 7
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.
Category: Featured
Catalyst 4 Change CIC launches COVID-19 resource page
Birmingham based social enterprise, Catalyst 4 Change CIC, have launched a COVID-19 resource page. On this page you will find selected links to useful information & resources for both individuals and organisations.
Number of homeless children hits 13-year high in ‘national shame’
The number of homeless children has hit a 13-year high in what Labour brand the “national shame” of a decade of Tory rule. Some 127,370 children were stuck in temporary accommodation between April and June – the most since spring 2006.
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.
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
- ‘Like the English civil war’: Covid crisis inflames neighbour disputes
- Share of UK homes bought by first-time buyers expected to drop
- Redrow founder gives £10m to charities impacted by Covid-19
- Tory councillors in revolt over plans to accelerate housebuilding
- ‘It's like an open prison’: the catastrophe of converting office blocks to homes
- Escape to the country: how Covid is driving an exodus from Britain’s cities
- Rebuilding Paradise review – after the wildfire in a California town
- From garden streets to bike highways: four ideas for post-Covid cities – visualised