The End Hunger Fast campaign has been calling on the government to ensure:
The campaign has officially come to a close but the work continues to tackle hunger through our partner organisations, including Trussell Trust and Church Action on Poverty.
The Inquiry is launching its final report in the House of Commons today, Monday 8th December, having taken evidence on the extent and causes of hunger in Britain, the scope of provision to alleviate it and a comparison with other Western countries. End Hunger Fast welcomed the recommendations in the report released this morning and […]
CONTINUE READING →The End Hunger Fast campaign launched publicly on 20th February 2014 with a letter signed by 27 bishops condemning the government’s welfare reforms as more and more people are turning to food banks to feed themselves and their families. The letter made front pages and sparked national debate about the surge in food banks in […]
CONTINUE READING →End Hunger Fast have responded to the Faculty of Public Health letter, published today in the Lancet and co-signed by over 170 leading public health and food policy experts. Revd Dr Keith Hebden, spokesperson for End Hunger Fast said, “The most senior health professionals confirm our worst fears regarding this national crisis of hardship and […]
CONTINUE READING →On Wednesday 16th April national papers reported the staggering truth that 1 million people in the UK received emergency food parcels in the last year. Throughout lent we’ve been fasting and praying in response to the shocking and terrible rise in hunger, yesterday we responded with action. Keith Hebden marked the end of his 40 […]
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