We know that for overstretched councils, it's easy for issues like food poverty to fall between the cracks because responsibility for tackling it is split across different councillors, teams or departments.
By appointing a "lead member" for food poverty, you create a Food Champion: a point person who can draw together different work streams in a council, track progress and be a single point of contact for helpful external organisations like community kitchens or food banks.
Food partnerships link up local government with local community organisations – so that food banks, community kitchens and other amazing initiatives get all the support they need.
Councils and communities are often independently doing amazing work to alleviate food poverty in their area: but we know they're stronger when they work together. Existing food partnerships, from Bangor to Brighton, have had a transformational effect on food poverty in their areas.
We know that for overstretched councils, it's easy for issues like food poverty to fall between the cracks because responsibility for tackling it is split across different councillors, teams or departments.
By appointing a "lead member" for food poverty, you create a Food Champion: a point person who can draw together different work streams in a council, track progress and be a single point of contact for helpful external organisations like community kitchens or food banks.
Food partnerships link up local government with local community organisations – so that food banks, community kitchens and other amazing initiatives get all the support they need.
Councils and communities are often independently doing amazing work to alleviate food poverty in their area: but we know they're stronger when they work together. Existing food partnerships, from Bangor to Brighton, have had a transformational effect on food poverty in their areas.
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Use the form provided to email your local council leader. We've provided a template message that you can send with no changes, but we encourage you if you have time to edit it and make it your own. We have three top tips for writing a successful email.
1. Be positive
We created Food Justice Finder because we want to see Food Champions and Food Partnerships in every council area in the UK. Just because your council may not have a Food Champion or a Food Partnership doesn't mean they're not fighting hard to tackle food poverty. It just means there are one or two things more they could do to make their work even more effective!
2. Be personal
Make the email as relevant as possible to your local area: if you know of great local initatives or you have personal experience with the subject, feel free to include it.
3. Be polite
It goes without saying that people are more likely to respond well to a polite email. Remember, these are actions any council can take, regardless of political affiliation. We've seen action on food justice across the country, from Greenwich to Glasgow, Swansea to Surrey. What matters most is ensuring food reaches those who need it most, not point-scoring.
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