Food poverty is increasingly generating child victims, whose only salvation comes from donations of emergency food provisions.
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A survey of food bank users found nearly 60% couldn’t afford to adequately heat their homes.
Reducing food waste by feeding hungry Canadians is a simplistic solution that is deeply problematic and morally distressing.
British children left angry and bewildered by food poverty.
Food banks should not be “normal” and yet they are rapidly becoming an accepted substitute for welfare in the UK.
Two bills currently before the British parliament seek to reduce the 12 month ban on asylum seekers from working.
What have Gypsies ever done for the UK? There’s metalwork, art, music, boxing, equine expertise, skilled labour … food bank donations.
Getting into the Christmas spirit means buying stuff. But how much is too much?
New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
I made a film about people using food banks in the hope that their voices will be heard far and wide.
The rising cost of energy and housing can leave little money to put nutritious food on the table.
Food is just food … or is it?
Growing numbers of people are using food banks to feed themselves and their families. But many areas where residents face a high risk of food poverty are under-serviced.
Despite Australia being considered the ‘lucky country’, 15% of us still experience food insecurity. Meanwhile, 40% of edible food is thrown away before it even reaches the market.
Foodbanks were originally established as a temporary measure to alleviate food insecurity. But have they become an excuse for governments not to deal properly with the problem?
Changes to the benefits system delve into the pockets of the poor and will lead to more families and disabled people needing to use food banks.
Why are some of the most vulnerable families in Bradford missing out on food aid?
Recycling leftovers from supermarkets does not address the roots of food poverty and removes responsibility from the government.
The government says its reforms have supported people from all backgrounds. They have done nothing of the sort.
Food banks feed more than just society’s vulnerable members.
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Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Salford
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Professor of Health Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
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Lecturer in Nutrition, King's College London
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Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Health Equity, Deakin University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Research Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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President, Food Secure Canada
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Food, Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia