Food Power
@FoodPowerUK
Working with #local #communities to tackle the root causes of #foodpoverty, a programme by @UKSustain @churchpoverty, funded by @TNLComFund
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http://foodpower.org.uk 20-04-2017 15:05:49
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Our friends Feeding Britain & Feeding Liverpool are doing great work on encouraging the take up of #HealthyStart . This is such a sensible and practical idea and really not difficult to implement yet would make such a difference to families with young children.
Find out what 10 lessons Food Power has learnt on how local collaborative action to tackle food poverty can help local communities achieve food justice at our webinar next Thurs 14. Sign up here > sustainweb.org/webinars/sep21…
Then on 14 October we'll be sharing the lessons learnt from Food Power, exploring how communities can work together to tackle food poverty & achieve food justice for all. Sign up here > sustainweb.org/webinars/sep21… 3/3
Did you catch our latest newsletter filled with:
🏙️ #LondonChallengePovertyweek events on #healthystart & Food Power
🏥 A workshop on access to food after hospital discharge
⚖️ A new #righttofood toolkit
🏆 A prize for #endchildfoodpoverty campaign
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Continue to get updates on food poverty and activism London Food Poverty Campaign and ChurchActionPoverty
We've got a NEW London Food Poverty Campaign project exploring people's access to food when going home from hospital 🏥
📣 Please get in touch with @MrSimonShaw to share good (and not so good) practice! sustainweb.org/older-peoples-…
Once again Marcus Rashford steps up to shine a light on the #HealthyStart scheme🙌🏿
Now we'd like to see Department of Health and Social Care promote the scheme as recommended in the #nationalfoodstrategy
theguardian.com/society/2021/a…
📢Catch up on our latest newsletter for insights on the #NationalFoodStrategy , the latest Food Power case studies, new research on food vulnerability during #COVID19 and a new 'home from hospital' project. Read it here ⬇️
mailchi.mp/sustainweb/how…
The UK Government's response to the #NationalFoodStrategy cannot ignore the drivers of food insecurity and inequality. Our latest blog with Right To Food UK ⬇️
sustainweb.org/blogs/jul21-uk…
A Friday read from The Conversation explaining how income inequalities are linked to unhealthy diets and loneliness
theconversation.com/rising-income-…
Food Power was delivered by Sustain & ChurchActionPoverty. With the programme now closed keep up to date with their latest campaigns, events & insight by following London Food Poverty Campaign & ChurchActionPoverty
Communities have been coming together to tackle the root causes of #foodpoverty with Food Power since 2017. To mark the end of the programme in its current form, check out this short film to hear more about the people that made it all possible youtu.be/YvK8a6feeyM
To end household food insecurity at a local and national level we need to understand where it is highest. This new map from Megan Blake helps. Take a look 👇🏾
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Thank you Sustain Food Power for supporting Feeding Liverpool and Liverpool’s Good Food Plan in our first stages!
Did you see the news? The #NationalFoodStrategy proposes a new salt/sugar tax, extension of Free School Meals and overhaul of food education National Food Strategy sustainweb.org/news/jul21-nat…
A lovely photo of our driver Becky, who also does the vital admin for our Healthy Start Scheme. If you or anyone you know could benefit from this scheme, do get in touch: [email protected] or 01223873300
‘We’ve been able to share and learn from other parts of the country’ say Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance as they share their story in our new film celebrating four years of the programme. What is your #FoodPowerStory ? youtu.be/YvK8a6feeyM
Did you know the Food Power programme has come to an end in its current form? So this Twitter account will soon become inactive. Don't worry though, you can get all the same updates from London Food Poverty Campaign, Sustain & ChurchActionPoverty so give them a follow
.Cambridge Sustainable Food are 'most proud of the emergency response and how the alliance came together. We were able to put into action a response that meant nobody went hungry’ Hear their Food Power story in our new film 👇🏾📷 Eleanor Church youtu.be/YvK8a6feeyM