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Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) including 550+ independent food banks - Ending the need for charitable food aid #CashFirst https://t.co/QbGURFrvEM
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Join @tcwll IFAN The Trussell Trust @cornwallcouncil on the 24th January as we work with Cornwall's frontline organisations. #cashfirst
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ICYMI: Shifting the Narrative from a Cost-of-Living Crisis to a Cost-of-Profit Crisis
FFCC’s Courtney Scott shared findings from #TheFoodConversation to a packed room at #ORFC24 . Spoiler: citizens want food to be fairer, healthier & greener.
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“Our country has become poor and unhealthy, where a few rich, healthy people live.' Health inequalities, lives cut short ifanuk.org/3HclC7w
“Important as is the NHS.. – action is needed on the social determinants of health..'
Sir Michael Marmot @MarmotIHE
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And most households reportimg severe food insecurity in Department for Work and Pensions #FamilyResoursesSurvey (running out of money to buy food/skipping meals) do not use a food bank Trades Union Congress #CashFirst
'Such destitution will damage physical health, not only because of food insecurity, but because poor quality housing and cold homes are also potent contributors. Such insecurity will also damage the mental health of adults and children.'
Sir Michael Marmot
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'What causes a famine? It isn’t a lack of food. Nor does lack of food cause the kind of food insecurity, just short of a famine, that Britain is facing.' Sir Michael Marmot on the fundamental, catastrophic failure to eradicate destitution in the UK The Guardian
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Almost half of contributing IFAN organisations supported more parents struggling to feed infants this year as reported by Sally Weale Patrick Butler
Our new report - Reducing food insecurity in UK households with infants ➡️ bit.ly/489lJwv
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'Volunteers have described being overwhelmed, with queues forming before opening time, forcing them to ration baby milk and turn parents away once stocks of formula have run out.' First Steps Nutrition Trust Feed Sabine Goodwin Sally Weale Patrick Butler
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