@TheResistFest1 TV, hosted by @DerbyChrisW invited guests to speak about food poverty in the U.K. on 23 Sept, 2020. One was Ray Woodford. He runs independent food banks that are not run as Franchises but are run by the local community.

Did you know that I order to set up a food bank, it is expected to be a franchise and you pay high insurance and a franchise fee of £1500/yr. you have to identify you food bank as targeting one of the following, refugees, single parents, LGBT, homeless, disabled, etc.

If you feed 2 of these groups you get no funding. If you feed ppl from outside your borough, you get no funding. He sets up food banks that feed anyone in need. He wants to empower people to help within communities. He is setting up the first community based food hub, in Depford

It provides Covid and food advice, it is a food bank and has other activities to support the community. It is set up as co-operative venture by small group of about 100 people. People are asked to pay a token payment so they don’t
Feel humiliated by getting 10 items for £1.60

Did you know that 14000 people were arrested last year in London for stealing food and this includes from bins outside supermarkets. The year before, this was just over 13000 throughout the whole country. They each has to pay £150 with a 2 week jail sentence. #ToryBritant