Tackling Food Poverty

Tackling Food Poverty

Supported by a CLORS (Community Led Organisations Recovery Scheme) National Lottery grant through Power to Change, Health for All established six Community Food Pantries within our local community and family centres, supporting them to independence and sustainability. Run on an empowering, respectful membership model, they enable members to access low cost quality food each week for a fixed sum, with food provided by Fareshare and local supermarkets. The Community Food Pantries are hosted in HFA centres in Beeston, Belle Isle, Middleton, Cottingley, together providing more than 600 families each week with high quality, affordable food and essentials, helping people cope with the cost of living crisis. Each Pantry is now independent with its own elected committee, with the capacity to secure grants to cover venue hire, food deliveries, sessional staff, volunteer expenses.

Household Support Fund

HFA Centres, Community Food Pantries and groups enable the distribution each year of £54,500 vital Household Support Funding to provide further assistance for people to cope with the cost of living crisis.