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Food Justice Advocate | Food Pantry Consultant | Bringing justice and dignity to the fight to end hunger

One of the most discussed flaws of the emergency food assistance program is that it is not a systemic solution. We can temporarily alleviate the need, but our efforts do little to improve our clients' long-term food security. When we integrate a food justice lens into this work, it enables us to see the barriers and weaknesses throughout the food system that perpetuate hunger, and opens up opportunities for creativity and innovation in addressing them. This week's post looks at why we need food justice and ways for food pantries to start being better advocates.

Do You Believe Everyone Deserves To Eat?

Do You Believe Everyone Deserves To Eat?

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Megan Blake

Food Security Expert | Interdisciplinary Thinker | Geographer | Working to build Food Ladders in communities so that everyone can thrive. Leading to a 4* Impact Case study—REF 2021.

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In the UK we have a slightly different nomenclature—a pantry or food club is one that has a small charge for the food, but critically provides access to other activity and support. Things like mental health, computer training, legal, housing etc. They also frequently blur the boundaries between volunteers and those who use the service—some are both. This helps repair community as it also helps repair the other damage of deprivation. There is so much other value that can be made from the encounters in these spaces when they are curated slightly differently.

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