Help The Hungry: How you can support our campaign
4 years, 7 months ago

Help The Hungry: How you can support our campaign

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Felix Project has formed the London Food Alliance along with two other food surplus charities – FareShare and City Harvest – to supply council-run community hubs in every London borough with produce. Edinburgh Community Food The charity works with low-income communities in Edinburgh on healthy eating and lifestyle habits and operate fruit and veg stalls in local hospitals, but has responded to the crisis by deliver essential food parcels to vulnerable people in the city. It has adapted to the coronavirus crisis by getting between 300 and 600 food parcels and nutritious cooked meals out to vulnerable people at home each day. Made Up Kitchen Hosting regular community feasts in east London, the project has stepped up to the crisis by delivering around hundreds of nutritious meals each week to people in the area who are struggling financially using surplus food.

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Ministers pledge £15m towards tackling food waste and feeding communities
1 week, 6 days ago

Ministers pledge £15m towards tackling food waste and feeding communities

The Independent  

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Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
1 month, 1 week ago

Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?

Salon  

The 40th-anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? There are many regions of the world where people are still suffering from acute food insecurity, defined as hunger so severe that it poses an immediate threat to people's livelihoods and lives. According to the Global Report on Food Crises, which is produced by the Food Security Information Network …

Fighting hunger in a growing crisis: How City Harvest is responding to New York City’s rising needs
3 months, 1 week ago

Fighting hunger in a growing crisis: How City Harvest is responding to New York City’s rising needs

Salon  

As the cost of living in New York City continues to rise, so too does the demand for food assistance, with food pantry visits reaching unprecedented levels. With food pantry visits at a record high and the cost of living rising, what specific economic factors are driving the increased demand for food assistance in New York City? This fall, we …

Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study

The Independent  

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Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out
1 year, 2 months ago

Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out

The Independent  

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On the Breadline: £1m in grants given out as part of our £4m campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

On the Breadline: £1m in grants given out as part of our £4m campaign

The Independent  

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How we’re helping families struggling to put food on the table
2 years, 1 month ago

How we’re helping families struggling to put food on the table

The Independent  

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More families need help from food, clothing banks
2 years, 7 months ago

More families need help from food, clothing banks

NL Times  

Food banks, clothing banks, and other organizations helping families and singles struggling to make ends meet have noticed a clear uptick in their customers over the past months. A survey by the Poverty Fund Foundation among hundreds of aid organizations found that two-thirds saw an increase in the number of requests for aid, NOS reports. "There is a group that …

More turn to food banks in United Kingdom as food and fuel bills soar
2 years, 7 months ago

More turn to food banks in United Kingdom as food and fuel bills soar

LA Times  

A local resident sits at the Community Food Hub in London on May 4. Skyrocketing energy and food bills are pushing millions deeper into financial hardship, and food banks and community groups like Dornelly’s across the United Kingdom say they don’t have enough to feed the growing numbers of desperate people knocking at their doors. “We used to be able …

Help The Hungry: Chelsea star Reece James calls for ‘end to food poverty crisis’
4 years ago

Help The Hungry: Chelsea star Reece James calls for ‘end to food poverty crisis’

The Independent  

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Our Help The Hungry appeal has raised more than £10m – thank you for all your support
4 years ago

Our Help The Hungry appeal has raised more than £10m – thank you for all your support

The Independent  

Christmas is the traditional time to think of others, to give, and to offer thanks. So it is entirely appropriate for The Independent to thank its readers for their support in this year’s Help The Hungry appeal – and specifically for the £10m you have helped to raise. In March, as the terrifying scale of the coronavirus pandemic was becoming …

Help the Hungry: Every day people ask if we can help – thanks to you, the answer is yes
4 years ago

Help the Hungry: Every day people ask if we can help – thanks to you, the answer is yes

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Help the Hungry: Zero-waste chef Max La Manna helps prepare meals for vulnerable people
4 years ago

Help the Hungry: Zero-waste chef Max La Manna helps prepare meals for vulnerable people

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: Nation’s top restaurants rally behind charity left out of pocket by pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: Nation’s top restaurants rally behind charity left out of pocket by pandemic

The Independent  

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Help The Hungry: Shirley Ballas gives our campaign a 10 as she backs drive to tackle food poverty
4 years, 1 month ago

Help The Hungry: Shirley Ballas gives our campaign a 10 as she backs drive to tackle food poverty

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: Behind the pictures - The three people helped by our campaign captured in artists’s work
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: Behind the pictures - The three people helped by our campaign captured in artists’s work

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Help the Hungry: Volunteering offers chance to rebuild for former homeless and covid-impacted workers
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: Volunteering offers chance to rebuild for former homeless and covid-impacted workers

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: 500,000 London children ‘face food poverty at Christmas if nothing is done to help them’
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: 500,000 London children ‘face food poverty at Christmas if nothing is done to help them’

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: The Crown’s Lady Diana joins campaign making ‘incredible difference’ to people’s lives
4 years, 1 month ago

Help the Hungry: The Crown’s Lady Diana joins campaign making ‘incredible difference’ to people’s lives

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Food charities need volunteers for Christmas push, amid warnings of holiday hunger
4 years, 1 month ago

Food charities need volunteers for Christmas push, amid warnings of holiday hunger

The Independent  

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Help The Hungry: ‘Someone delivering for me each day makes me feel less isolated’
4 years, 7 months ago

Help The Hungry: ‘Someone delivering for me each day makes me feel less isolated’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Sometimes I just want to scream,” said Judith Olley, describing …

Help the Hungry: How the campaign has attracted attention and support from big names
4 years, 7 months ago

Help the Hungry: How the campaign has attracted attention and support from big names

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Help the Hungry campaign has attracted widespread attention on …

Help the Hungry: Restaurants help to feed key workers
4 years, 7 months ago

Help the Hungry: Restaurants help to feed key workers

The Independent  

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Help The Hungry: Campaign restores your faith in humanity, says Ellie Goulding
4 years, 7 months ago

Help The Hungry: Campaign restores your faith in humanity, says Ellie Goulding

The Independent  

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Help The Hungry: How food deliveries gave musician a ‘real lifeline’ after coronavirus left her unable to cook
4 years, 7 months ago

Help The Hungry: How food deliveries gave musician a ‘real lifeline’ after coronavirus left her unable to cook

The Independent  

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Help The Hungry: Where our readers have led, the government follows
4 years, 8 months ago

Help The Hungry: Where our readers have led, the government follows

The Independent  

What did you do in the war? What many of our readers did during this crisis is that they donated money, food or their time to Help The Hungry, our campaign to make sure that those hit hardest by the disruption have enough to eat. George Eustice, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, has allocated £16m over …

Help the Hungry: Emma Thompson calls on government to protect children short of food
4 years, 8 months ago

Help the Hungry: Emma Thompson calls on government to protect children short of food

The Independent  

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As thousands lose their jobs due to coronavirus, demand for Foodbank doubles
4 years, 8 months ago

As thousands lose their jobs due to coronavirus, demand for Foodbank doubles

ABC  

Melbourne woman Jay has never had to ask for help before, so walking into a charity and turning to them for groceries was mortifying at first. "We've seen communities which have never seen food relief before, which are quite literally reliant on food-relief services to ensure they can put food on the table," she added. "We're starting to see a …

Help The Hungry: Jack Whitehall launches homemade burger competition to raise money for our campaign
4 years, 8 months ago

Help The Hungry: Jack Whitehall launches homemade burger competition to raise money for our campaign

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed The Independent’s Help The Hungry …

Help the Hungry: Cyclists sign up to help deliver free meals to vulnerable people
4 years, 8 months ago

Help the Hungry: Cyclists sign up to help deliver free meals to vulnerable people

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns coronavirus pandemic could leave millions hungry
4 years, 8 months ago

Help the Hungry: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns coronavirus pandemic could leave millions hungry

The Independent  

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Help the Hungry: Sainsbury’s forges new partnership with charities delivering surplus food to people in need
4 years, 8 months ago

Help the Hungry: Sainsbury’s forges new partnership with charities delivering surplus food to people in need

The Independent  

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Join our campaign to Help The Hungry
4 years, 9 months ago

Join our campaign to Help The Hungry

The Independent  

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How to help local food banks get needed supplies during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

How to help local food banks get needed supplies during the coronavirus pandemic

LA Times  

Paul Ewing, who was recently hired by Second Harvest Food Bank in Orange County after losing a restaurant job, loads boxes of food into trucks last week. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, which distributes food to about 600 agencies across the region, has seen a 49% increase in food distributed for each of the last two weeks compared with …

Help the Hungry: Emergency food packages bring relief to Britain’s most vulnerable self-isolators
4 years, 9 months ago

Help the Hungry: Emergency food packages bring relief to Britain’s most vulnerable self-isolators

The Independent  

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Food Shortages? Nope, Too Much Food In The Wrong Places
4 years, 9 months ago

Food Shortages? Nope, Too Much Food In The Wrong Places

NPR  

Nope, Too Much Food In The Wrong Places Enlarge this image toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP Nati Harnik/AP Updated at 8:30 a.m. The Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner for food, Frank Yiannas told reporters during a teleconference that "there are no widespread or nationwide shortages of food, despite local reports of outages." Kim Jamerson thinks "it's just a shame" to …

Help the Hungry: Charities working hard to get ‘tsunami’ of food to people in need, as industry rallies behind campaign
4 years, 9 months ago

Help the Hungry: Charities working hard to get ‘tsunami’ of food to people in need, as industry rallies behind campaign

The Independent  

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Vulnerable Londoners need your help to get through this crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Vulnerable Londoners need your help to get through this crisis

The Independent  

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Professor Green: I’ve spent time in Britain’s food banks and the destitution was heartbreaking
5 years, 1 month ago

Professor Green: I’ve spent time in Britain’s food banks and the destitution was heartbreaking

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