In today's episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Sharon Shamir from Feed The Hill in Lewisham and Sue Adams from North Tyneside Disability Forum to discuss the importance of school holiday provision and the role it plays in helping address holiday hunger, provide additional opportunities, and help stretch family budgets. They discuss how the benefits of HAF extend beyond the children and young people attending in order to enrich whole communities.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In today's episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Louisa Hobbs from Milton Keynes, Alison Padfield from Devon, and Andy Thornton from Essex to discuss the work being taken to reduce dependence on emergency food parcels in their respective communities. The three share their experiences of introducing affordable food models into their community offering, and explain the importance of bringing in longer term support that builds resilience and addresses some of the drivers of food insecurity. They also share their advice for other food banks looking to offer more services to their community whilst maintaining a sustainable model.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In today's episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by three fellow members of the HAF Alliance, Professor Greta Defeyter, Mark Lawrie, and Francesca Wood, to explore recent and forthcoming developments with the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in England. The HAF Alliance was convened five years ago by Feeding Britain to advocate for the continued resourcing and ongoing strengthening of the HAF programme so that it could be as effective as possible for as large a group of children and young people as possible. In light of the Government's decision last year to renew HAF funding for a further three years, this discussion explores the opportunities that now exist to realise the full potential of the programme in order to fully embed and expand its impact.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Bob Bevil from Chipping Barnet Foodbank and Beth Saunders and Rachel Cubbin from Wirral Foodbank who discuss the successful work being carried out by foodbanks and referral agencies to advocate for changes in their community to address some of the underlying drivers of hunger. This includes pushing for changes to access to advice services, the availability to affordable housing and the enforcement of Council Tax Collections, all of which have a direct impact on the demand for foodbanks.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Dr Irum Ali and Joanna Read from Bow Foodbank in Tower Hamlets to discuss the impact of co-locating advice and wraparound support services. In this episode, they outline how this approach can and does increase people’s incomes, reduces their risk of being hungry and improves their access to local services which address a range of issues that may have left them struggling, as well as its role in building resilient communities.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

This latest episode of the Feeding Britain Podcast includes highlights from a recent summit held to launch the report of a pioneering independent evaluation of the Nourishing Norfolk Network by the University of East Anglia. This was a first-of-its-kind academic evaluation of a food club programme and, in this episode, we hear from those involved, ranging from academics to frontline partners, on what the evaluation found as well as the lessons to be drawn.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Cara Nightingale, Funding in Schools Project Manager with Feeding Britain partner One Can Trust in High Wycombe. In this episode, Andrew and Cara discuss how Feeding Britain’s partnership with One Can Trust grew from provision to help struggling families with gas and electricity to provision to meet a growing need from children living in poverty ineligible for existing schemes such as Free School Meals and school breakfast clubs. They also discuss how the lessons learnt from this work have been applied through recent changes to government policy.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Millie Barrett and Professor Christina Vogel, from the Centre for Food Policy at City St George's, University of London, to discuss the NHS Healthy Start Scheme. Millie and Christina explain what the scheme is and why it is so beneficial, as well as delving into their research with recommendations for improving the scheme and the wider food provision sector. 

The research discussed in this episode is funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP). The views expressed are those of the researchers and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Ema Wilkes from Neo Community. As one of the first partners of Feeding Britain, Ema is well placed to reflect on what works when tackling food insecurity and when offering families pathways out of crisis. Stressing the importance of community and providing on-site services that go beyond food, Ema discusses her work with Feeding Birkenhead and the power that comes when grassroots organisations have a voice in national policy. 

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Our first episode is with Kevin Higgins from Advice NI who outlines the incredible value of co-locating Advice Workers within Affordable Food Clubs. Kevin explains the role of an Advice Worker, the impact they can have on household incomes, and the policy reforms he would like to see to help protect the most vulnerable in society. With insights for practitioners and those wanting to learn more about the wraparound support available in the Affordable Food Clubs in Feeding Britain's network, this is an episode not to miss.

Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.