IFAN is the UK's network of independent food aid providers
Our vision is of a country without the need for charitable food aid where adequate and nutritious food is affordable to all.
Building ‘cash first’ momentum while breaking the food bank paradox from the ground up
When it comes to reversing the institutionalisation of charitable food aid, how crisis support is provided at a local level matters a great deal. Read Sabine Goodwin and Maria Marshall's joint piece in CPAG's Poverty Journal
Tackling food waste is not enough to fix the UK’s food poverty crisis
"No amount of food surplus redistribution is going to stop hunger from happening and pretending otherwise risks covering up the actual cause of food poverty: lack of income." Read IFAN's Sabine Goodwin's piece in The Big Issue on the Coronation Food Project
Finding ways to improve availability and access to financial support in Cornwall
Find out howTransformation Cornwall, IFAN and the Trussell Trust have been working collaboration with Cornwall Council on the eligibility and accessibility of discretionary support for people struggling to afford food.
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