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.
A Councillor from Portsmouth took on the FoodCycle Holiday Hunger Challenge, and writes about her families experience. Do you want to challenge yourself to take part in the Holiday Hunger Challenge? Get in touch!
Rising demand for food banks in Birmingham is a ‘stain’ on the city, according to councillors. The declaration came as Birmingham City Council’s Labour group backed a motion supporting the #BrumFeeds campaign.
End Child Poverty has published new figures (January 2018) on the level of child poverty in each constituency, local authority and ward in the United Kingdom. The figures reveal the wide disparity in poverty rates across the UK.
Foodbanks in Birmingham are at their busiest ever. With Universal Credit being rolled out there are fears things will get worse. A few days before Christmas one busy food bank handed out more than two tonnes of food.
Between 1 April and 30 September 2017 The Trussell Trust’s foodbank network distributed 586,907 three day emergency food supplies to people in crisis compared to 519,342 in 2016, 208,000+ went to children.
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