How waste food helps families through the week
The charity FoodCycle is utilizing surplus supermarket produce to provide free meals and groceries to families in the West Midlands. The program operates through schools, offering weekly community dinners and take-home food bags to assist households facing financial pressures. Participants report that the initiative not only reduces food waste but also strengthens community bonds among parents, children, and volunteers.
- ▪FoodCycle converts surplus supermarket food into free vegetarian meals and grocery bags for families.
- ▪The scheme is currently active at schools in the West Midlands, including Ark Tindal Academy in Birmingham.
- ▪Teachers and charity representatives state the program helps alleviate the financial burden of rising household costs.
- ▪The weekly sessions are designed to introduce children to a wider variety of fruits and vegetables while fostering social connections.
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How waste food helps families through the weekImage source, Food CycleImage caption, Families attend a weekly community meal where surplus supermarket food is turned into free dinners and grocery bags to take homeBySarah Jullian, BBC Radio WM and Aida Fofana, West MidlandsPublishedJust nowFood that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets is helping to feed hundreds of families and schoolchildren through a community meal scheme.Charity FoodCycle said its programme turns surplus supermarket produce into free meals and groceries for families, helping to cut waste while easing household costs.Among the schools taking part is Ark Tindal Academy in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, where families go to a weekly community meal and children take part in activities before dinner is served.Families…
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