Imagining a Britain without food banks
In “food bank free Britain” week, Jonathan Lees from Good Company in Surrey reflects on what such a future would be like – and how we might get there. What would a “food bank free Britain” look like? What is
We spend a lot of time as a country dealing with crisis and poverty. But what if, instead of always pulling people out of the river, we found out what was sweeping people into difficulty in the first place?
What if we truly listened to people who knew exactly what was going wrong, and what should be done? And what if we all pulled together, harnessing all of our different expertise and insights, to deal with the causes of the problem instead of the consequences?
There is a growing movement of people and communities focusing on the real causes of poverty, and finding real solutions. Get involved today, and together we can all end poverty in the UK.
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In “food bank free Britain” week, Jonathan Lees from Good Company in Surrey reflects on what such a future would be like – and how we might get there. What would a “food bank free Britain” look like? What is
How can people be empowered to make change happen in their neighbourhood? Pantry members in Macclesfield may be finding a way… Do you have ideas for improving your neighbourhood? And a trickier question… would you feel you had the power
People with experience of poverty will be sharing their insights and talents at a special new event in London this October. Char Brown, Ruth Knibbs and Diana Skelton from ATD Fourth World share the details… On 17 October—which is the U.N.