It is so important that we stop seeing poverty through the prism of food and recognise that every family has the right to a decent income that enables them to afford ALL the things they need. Poverty won’t be solved by food handouts; it’ll be solved by boosting household income. Every food bank handout, however well intentioned, is a sign of a failed system. Hunger and poverty have effects in and of themselves. Loneliness, isolation, fear, anxiety, diet related poor health. We need to repair communities as we also find ways to redress poverty. That’s what we’re about and that’s what we are trying to do.
FOOD UNION
IT’S TIME TO TACKLE POVERTY AT IT’S ROOT CAUSE
It’s time to tackle poverty at its root cause – and stop relying on “sticking plaster solutions”. To be clear when children go hungry… it is NOT a food problem, it’s a poverty problem and poverty, so often imagined solely as an urban affliction, in West Lindsey it thrives, though often hidden, amid the small market towns and rolling green villages
Feeding Gainsborough is part of a food union connected to several companies that are imbedded within the community and offer an array of different supports from housing to night life cafes. There is an obvious link between a food union and a food bank, but food unions are set up in the hope that people will not reach a point where they need to go to a food bank for emergency supplies.
Up to 7 store collections a day
FOOD & SUPPORT
OUR CONNECTIONS DELIVER FOOD AND SUPPORT DAILY
Feeding Gainsborough’s union provides a means of communication with the public where our teams and partners can identify the problems within the community and its individuals, providing a bridge to our support team where they can receive free specialised support with an emphasis on a person-centred approach.
We work with multiple organisations, some of which can be found below:
Salvation Army
GAPA
Night Light Café
X-Church
Longhurst social housing
Church Of England
MAK Housing
ACIS
Shaw trust
LEAP Housing
We receive our food donations from:
Noble Foods
Lidl
Aldi
Greggs
M&S
seven sisters food group
His Church
And more!
DID YOU KNOW
THERE’S FREE FOOD AVAILABLE
Feeding Gainsborough holds one food table a week for public access, you can find it at:
Saturday
All Saints Parish Church
DN21 2JR
9:30-10:00 AM
we also provide parcel support (collection only except certain cases) for individuals that are referred by our referral partners.
They also produced a range of 400 Christmas meals that were available at the Christmas Eve Food Shouts and distributed to supported living and mini food pantries.