As many families struggle with rising cost of living, more and more children are pulled into poverty. The appalling scale of poverty across the country is something the Citizens Advice advisers witness every day. Stagnant wages and the sky-high cost of essentials have pushed many families into a negative budget, where their income fails to cover the cost of essential outgoings.
Join the webinar to hear from Cooperation Town partners who run a movement of community food co-ops, self-organising on streets and estates across the country.
Hear from Feeding Britain partners on best practices in collecting and using data to understand and address food insecurity at a local authority or food partnership level.
Hear from Feeding Britain partners on the use of tills, electronic point of sale systems (EPOS), and membership systems for Affordable Food Clubs.
Feeding Britain’s funding is available to organisations across the UK running holiday clubs during Easter and May half-term holidays that can provide additional places for children who are living in poverty but not eligible for statutory support (e.g., the Holiday Activities and Food Programme or Free School Meals).
The holiday clubs must offer enriching activities and provide meals that meet the School Foods Standards.
We are pleased to say that the St Thomas Centre in Ardwick will continue to serve as a vital hub for voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Greater Manchester. Following the closure of GMCVO, we can now announce that agreement has been reached for Macc to take over responsibility for the Centre, safeguarding this important resource for our sector.
Welcome to the third episode of Food Stories, a podcast from FareShare Greater Manchester. This time on Food Stories, FareShare Greater Manchester take you out to meet one of their community food members, the Tameside Meals Project. The catering group was formed during Covid by Kala Mandviwala thanks to a local authority grant. It aims to feed the most vulnerable in the local community via community organisations and social workers.
Welcome to the second episode of Food Stories, a podcast from FareShare Greater Manchester. This time FareShare Greater Manchester are sharing a few stories from their brilliant volunteers.
It can be very worrying if you’re struggling with money and debt issues, finding out where you might be able to get help and support is sometimes very difficult.
That is where the Hardship Hub comes in, if you live in the North West the Hardship Hub can help to point you in the right direction to find real solutions to your problems. You can use the website to find a qualified not-for-profit advisor who will be able to help, to find the location of a local foodbank to help feed your family or simply to find someone with a friendly ear that you can talk to.
Welcome to the first episode of Food Stories, a podcast from FareShare Greater Manchester. In this episode FareShare Greater Manchester share their story – who they are and what they do.