Trussell Trust : End of year statistics for 2020-2021
Between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021, food banks in the Trussell Trust’s UK wide network distributed 2.5 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis, a 33% increase on the previous year.
Category: News Updates
West Midlands food banks receive over 30,000 items after appeal
Central England Co-op launched a campaign to help support food banks after its’ food bank partners reported that they had seen donations drop. Since then there has been an inspiring community response.
Waitrose diverts five million meals through FareShare
Waitrose customers have provided the equivalent of five million surplus meals through FareShare. Over 300 Waitrose stores redistribute end of day surplus food to local charities and community groups.
Latest entries on FindFoodBanksBrum : Issue 9
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.
State of the Sector Survey 2021 – Have your say!
The 2021 State of the Sector survey is now live! Community Energy England, Wales and Scotland invite community organisations from across the UK, who are working on low carbon projects to respond to this survey.
ChangeKitchen CIC: putting the ‘Social’ into new Supper Club
As part of the enterprise imperative to look to new ways of working and meeting local need, ChangeKitchen CIC announces a new offer. A weekend Click+Collect mealbox service that gives customers a ‘dine at home’ experience.
Guardian : Communities
- No increase in young adults living with parents after Covid, UK study finds
- NSW urged to build 5,000 new social housing units a year to boost industry and fight homelessness
- Civic life is under assault – theatres can play a vital role in restoring it | Dan Hutton
- Rural house prices in England and Wales rise twice as fast as in cities
- Bristol to build ‘gap homes’ on garage sites to tackle housing crisis