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Feeding Leicester Partners. Work towards the reduction and mitigation of food poverty – improving access to good, affordable food for all, whilst seeking to influence the...
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The food poverty priority is addressed by the Feeding Leicester steering group chaired by Liz Kendall MP, alongside the organisations delivering services through the Emergency Food Partnership. Key...
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The Feeding Britain pilot in Leicester is currently supported by public health within the local council. The chair is Liz Kendall MP. The pilot was set up to address food poverty as a key theme within Leicester’s Food Plan. The Food Plan Board oversees and drives a strategic approach to make Leicester and healthy and sustainable food city. The Feed...
Key activities implemented over the past year include: 1. Ensuring emergency food is available to those in most known need 2. Support to food banks (volunteer training, improved access to surplus, sharing of knowledge, and coordination of provision) 3. A progressive holiday food programme 4. Healthy eating in schools program 5. An approach to devel...
In the coming year Leicester will develop their partnership, expand their network, and scale up their current projects. Further interventions and projects are planned around better protecting people from hunger and building food security such as food growing, community cafes and social supermarkets, and reducing fuel poverty.
Thousands of hungry Leicester kids rely on free meals over summer holidays, Leicestershire Live, 13 September 2018 1. 3.67% of adults suffered from hunger 2. 11.46% struggled to access food 3. 12.10% worried about not having enough food About this research: The University of Sheffield have published statistics of UK adult food insecurity at Local A...
• Leicester as a Feeding Britain Pilot site (Feeding Leicester) developing joined up, longer-term approaches to tacking food poverty • Development of an Emergency Food Partnership to...
Jan 26, 2024 · Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are working on the warm chain of breastfeeding support, where parents can access consistent information, support from conception and parenthood. Working together, we are coordinating efforts at all levels to support you with feeding your baby.
In line with procurement regulations, Leicestershire County Council is using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for awarding contracts to HAF providers for the remainder of the current...
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Holiday Activities and Food programme or HAF is gives eligible children the opportunity to access 6 weeks of free activities and food spread over the Easter, summer and winter school holidays.
