Projects per year
Abstract
This briefing is for stakeholders involved or interested in the provision of food at a local level. We draw out early findings on local level community food provision, highlighting examples from Bradford and Tower Hamlets, London.
To build a detailed picture of the community food support system, we carried out a survey of organisations, systems mapping workshops with staff and service users and interviews with stakeholders. Data were collected in Bradford and Tower Hamlets between July 2023 and April 2024.
Our research highlighted the scale and diversity of the sector; different ways to alleviate, reduce or prevent food insecurity; and challenges and uncertainties in the sector.
Our recommendations offer short term strategies, including coordinating provision across local authorities and supporting community food organisations to identify and address people’s underlying needs. Our long-term recommendations include reform of the social security system and focusing on ‘cash first’ approaches.
To build a detailed picture of the community food support system, we carried out a survey of organisations, systems mapping workshops with staff and service users and interviews with stakeholders. Data were collected in Bradford and Tower Hamlets between July 2023 and April 2024.
Our research highlighted the scale and diversity of the sector; different ways to alleviate, reduce or prevent food insecurity; and challenges and uncertainties in the sector.
Our recommendations offer short term strategies, including coordinating provision across local authorities and supporting community food organisations to identify and address people’s underlying needs. Our long-term recommendations include reform of the social security system and focusing on ‘cash first’ approaches.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Type | Policy briefing |
| Media of output | online |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- food aid
- Food banks
- food system
- social supermarket
- Community food initiative
- systems mapping
- Bradford
- Tower Hamlets
- food insecurity
- Families with children
Projects
- 2 Active
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NIHR PHR: What are the most effective models used by community food assets to prevent the need of emergency food aid?
Bryant, M. (Principal investigator), Doherty, B. (Co-investigator), Kapetanaki, A. (Co-investigator), Pickett, K. (Co-investigator), Power, M. (Co-investigator) & Sheard, L. (Co-investigator)
1/03/23 → 31/10/25
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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NIHR PHR: Evaluation of a sustainable obesity prevention programme delivered at scale ‘HENRY’: Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and its role in obesity prevention within the wider complex system
Bryant, M. (Principal investigator), Burton, W. (Co-investigator) & Garnett, P. (Co-investigator)
1/09/22 → 30/09/28
Project: Research project (funded) › Research