We are evaluating a series of initiatives that have supported households during COVID.

The purpose of the project is to develop legacy actions resulting from the food bank and support provided to vulnerable households during COVID-19 by 8 organisations.  

This involves: 

• A review of food distribution and accessibility during the last 12 months at a hyper-local level.

• An understanding of how VCS organisations have worked with local authorities in emergency food response (particularly on the shielded cohort).

• Understanding the role of mutual aid and faith groups alongside established food banks.

• Understanding the cultural barriers and inequalities that exist in emergency food responses.

• Unpicking food insecurity, food poverty and the issue of meeting immediate needs versus addressing systemic/root causes.