food banks

COVID, community, and food banks (COVID-19 blog no. 24)

COVID, community, and food banks (COVID-19 blog no. 24)

Our conviction is that the experiences of the past months have underscored the centrality of community to the work of food banks, and, indeed, to the wider voluntary sector. And as we anticipate the impending challenge of the economic outlook, rising unemployment, increasing concerns around mental health and wellbeing, we will need to draw on the rich resource of community to enact and advocate for long-term change.

The profits of scarcity, food banks and COVID-19 (COVID-19 blog no. 19)

The profits of scarcity, food banks and COVID-19 (COVID-19 blog no. 19)

Now, more than ever, anger seems like the most appropriate response to the soaring want evident across the UK.