Feeding Britain
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Award-winning independent charity working to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK #FeedingBritain
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined March 2017
6/6 This work has been supported by Professor Greta Defeyter, @NorthumbriaUni, Dr Megan Blake, @sheffielduni, and Professor Paul Stretesky, @unilincoln
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5/6 ...nutritious food can be a vehicle for transformation, not just survival, and that, with strategic support, this transformation can be sustained and scaled. You can read the full report by visiting this link: https://t.co/wTMIkFjXta
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4/6 However, it is solvable through proactive policy interventions and support systems rooted in the places where people live. This survey reveals that food clubs can and must form part of a multi-layered strategy to eliminate hunger from the UK, demonstrating that affordable...
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3/6 ...food clubs are designed to play a preventative and longer-term role - in the process, helping to reduce people’s risk of needing to use food banks. Hunger in the UK is not an isolated issue and is rooted in many systemic problems.
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2/5 The results further evidence the great need for food clubs and the importance of the affordable food sector for supporting health, dignity and stability. While food banks were designed to provide short-term, emergency relief for people in immediate crisis...
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Feeding Britain recently joined forces with @CommunityShops, @family_action, @MessageTrust, @TeamTBBT, @UKHarvest and @yourlocalpantry, to carry out a cross-sectional survey into the impact of food clubs across the UK... 1/6
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As we mark 10 yrs as a charity, we’re looking back on a decade of action, research & policy to support the most vulnerable in society, eliminate hunger in the UK and tackle the drivers of poverty. Thank you to all our partners, volunteers and supporters for making this possible💚
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Sharing great practice and ideas at our Network Gathering today hosted at Foleshill Community Centre in Coventry
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When the project began, teachers recorded students’ attention levels. A year later, they noticed a clear, positive uptick in both, after funded meals were introduced. It’s a simple but powerful finding: when children aren’t hungry, they can concentrate better on learning.
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"If you feed a child and you make their belly full... they're going to concentrate better." In our latest podcast, Cara Nightingale, Food Programmes Manager at @OneCanTrust reflects on how access to food impacts concentration levels in schoolchildren.
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...this success at the food bank in Salisbury, and are now working with them to introduce and embed the co-location model back in Swindon.
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Last week, the BBC’s The One Show highlighted the reduced dependence upon emergency food parcels which results from the co-location of advice workers in food banks. We were really pleased to facilitate the visit of one of our Feeding Swindon members, to learn more about...
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Affordable Food Clubs thrive as places of connection and community. By removing stigma, creating safe spaces, and offering support beyond just food, they are able to help tackle some of the drivers of poverty and help members move away from dependency on emergency food aid.
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...They usually distribute around 150 packets each month and are completely reliant on donations. Congratulations and thank you to Anna for all she does to raise awareness and make a difference in her community.
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...and later spreading to community organisations across Wirral including Affordable Food Clubs. Part of Wirral’s Humanitarian Hub during the COVID 19 pandemic, the Pink Box Project delivered over 3000 packets to individual households during lockdown in 2020...
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Massive congratulations to volunteer Anna McLaughlin who is a finalist for the Make a Difference Volunteer Award 2025. Anna, who works with Feeding Birkenhead, started the Pink Box Project in 2018 initially as a way of bringing free period products to schools and youth clubs...
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If you’re running a food project and want to connect with others creating fairer access to food, get in touch: info@feedingbritain.org #GoodFoodScotland #ThreehillsGlasgow #FeedingBritain #AffordableFood #FoodJustice #Glasgow #EndFoodPoverty
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By offering a range of support services, Threehills operates as a hub for connection, advice, and community resilience. We’re proud to stand with partners across Scotland who are building long-term, dignified solutions to hunger. 💚
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In Glasgow, Threehills Community Supermarket and Café is creating a space where everyone can access good food with dignity and choice. This flagship project, developed by @goodfoodscotland, offers affordable groceries alongside a warm, welcoming café and vital support services.
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