Feeding Britain: Insights into eliminating hunger from the UK

Ep 8: The Future of HAF with Prof Greta Defeyter, Mark Lawrie & Francesca Wood

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.

Ep 7: Community Action with Bob Bevil, Beth Saunders and Rachel Cubbin

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.

Ep 6: Co-Locating Advice Services with Dr Irum Ali and Joanna Read

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.

Ep 5: Nourishing Norfolk Evaluation Report

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.

Ep. 4: Supporting Children Living in Poverty with Cara Nightingale

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.