Opportunities
Each hub has an incredible amount of events and services that they offer. Please see individual hub websites and social media for the full offering.
Feeding Britain:
Feeding Britain Resources & Services
· Case Studies and Guides: We have created a number of guides, toolkits and case studies for organisations looking to develop a new programme of work or adapt a current programme. These include a guide on setting up an Affordable Food Club, a guide to developing a mobile Affordable Food Club, a guide to embedding Advice Workers in food projects, a guide to food suppliers used by the Feeding Britain network and case studies on financial sustainability for Affordable Food Clubs. You can find these guides in our Resources Library and at this link.
· Resource Library: A shared drive for the Feeding Britain network. It hosts the resources Feeding Britain develops (case studies, guides, webinars, toolkits) alongside those developed by our partners. We always welcome new resources for inclusion – useful documents include internal guides on food handling, reports/guides on setting up an Affordable Food Club, reports and learnings from trials of new ways of working, such as creating a shared food distribution system for the network. Please send any documents you would be happy to share to Anna at [email protected].
· Buddy Programme: A more formal introduction, with the intention to work together and share ideas over the longer term rather than pick up a single conversation. Buddies are welcome to meet as often as they would like – Feeding Britain will match you and then step away – but, as a guide, many of our buddies have a phone conversation once a month. If you’d like to be matched with a buddy, please fill in this form.
· Working Groups: We currently have five working groups, all of which meet quarterly for 1 hour on zoom. If you would like to be added to any of these groups, please email Anna at [email protected].
o Food Network Coordinators working group: For anyone coordinating local or regional food insecurity networks.
o Affordable Food Clubs working group: For anyone running an Affordable Food project such as a larder, pantry or social supermarket.
o Mobile Affordable Food Clubs working group: For anyone running these projects on a mobile or pop up basis.
o Pathways from Poverty working group: For anyone involved in co-locating advice services in community food projects to offer support on issues such as debt, housing, benefits and utilities.
o Rural Food Insecurity Network: For any Feeding Britain partners working on food insecurity in rural areas.
Webinar Recordings
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma & Food Insecurity (11th May) – You can view a recording of the session here.
Recruiting, Training and Retaining Volunteers in Affordable Food Clubs (2nd June) – You can view a recording of the session here.
Results from Feeding Britain’s latest Member Survey (9th June) – You can view a recording of the session here.
Mapping Your Local Food Network (24th June) – You can view a recording of the session here.
Bulk Purchasing and Warehousing (14th July) – You can view a recording of the session here.
