Posts Tagged ‘food poverty’
Food poverty causing ‘growing divide between haves and have-nots’ in Hackney, warns charity boss
Nicolette Nixon, who runs H.O.P.E. at Morningside, says staff are having to ‘make judgment calls’ over who receives support
Read MoreHoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need
Apple, plum and peach trees expected to bear fruit next year
Read MoreFood poverty: Community groups call for no return to ‘business as usual’
Council pledges not to ‘step away’ with volunteers set to return to their normal work as lockdown eases
Read MoreTown Hall backs Marcus Rashford’s campaign as councillors call for end to ‘social insecurity’
Children’s boss Cllr Anntoinette Bramble says the council will ‘step in where the government has stepped out’
Read MoreHackney Foodbank ‘bracing itself’ for long-term demand as it launches fundraiser for new van
The charity has seen numbers triple at the busiest of its five outlets during lockdown
Read MoreLocal cookery school’s lockdown delivery service has dished out 25,000 meals
Made In Hackney looking at how to extend ‘life-saving’ scheme beyond June after huge response to its crowdfunder
Read MoreRose Vouchers for people on low incomes now accepted by all Ridley Road traders
More than 3,000 redeemed in the space of 10 days
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘My friend’s dad used to say a garden is made in winter’
Kate Poland on how to use the cold months to renew your garden, why leaves should be left alone, and how growing spaces can help tackle food poverty
Read MoreHalloween scheme asks families to ‘Trick or Eat’ for Hackney Food Bank
Local Buyers Club and Location Location estate agents are urging residents to collect food for people in need along with sweets
Read MoreFood charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost
The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters
Read MoreEast London food enterprise commended in ‘New Radicals’ list
DayOld is tackling food waste and child hunger, one cinnamon roll at a time
Read MoreEast London food enterprise commended in ‘New Radicals’ list
DayOld is tackling food waste and child hunger, one cinnamon roll at a time
Read MoreChristmas toy appeal makes final plea for donations
With one week to go, Stokey Parents are half-way to reaching target
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