As yet another tough winter sets in, it can be a disheartening time of year for food bank staff and volunteers.  There are few signs of...

How the Alliance for Dignified Food Support is Challenging Stigma, Empowering Communities, and Promoting a Compassionate Approach to Food...

One of the most difficult things about running a food bank is the unpredictability. Making sure everything gets done every week with so...

Charlotte White, IFAN’s Member Support Officer and former Earlsfield Foodbank manager, shares her ideas on putting cash first into...

The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) represents nearly 150 charitable food aid providers operating across 21 London boroughs....

Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), End Furniture Poverty, Cash Perks and Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) At the start of our...

Glossing over the causes of poverty might elicit donations but there’s a harsh reality to be faced By Sabine Goodwin, Director of the...

Written by a Julie Podet, Manager of Dalkeith Citizens Advice Bureau, for the Independent Food Aid Network The phone at the Citizens...

Written by Andy Hurrell, Ardwick and Longsight Foodbank as the food bank closed its doors for the month of August In what feels like a...

As poverty levels continue to soar across the UK, it’s more important than ever that local collaboration can bring much needed ‘cash...

Food bank use and severe food insecurity are continuing to rise at unprecedented rates across the UK. The Scottish Government can reduce...

As food insecurity soars in Scotland, the First Minister’s anti-poverty summit must lead to immediate, comprehensive Scottish Government...

Charitable food aid organisations across the country find themselves in an impossible situation. As demand for food aid has soared over...

Lessons from co-developing Uttlesford's 'Worrying About Money?' leaflet The scale of poverty can be obvious in some areas while...

This letter was delivered to 10 Downing Street by representatives of the Trussell Trust, Feeding Britain and the Independent Food Aid...

There’s lots of change we can effect at a local level. Communities and local organisations know their area well, they understand the...

"People often talk about the cost of these support measures. But what’s the cost of doing nothing?" After representing IFAN at a fringe...

A new report exploring the impact of poverty and food bank use on people's mental health. Written by Tom Pollard and co-produced with the...

Kate Brewster of the One Can Trust in Buckinghamshire When I became a trustee at the One Can Trust food bank in Buckinghamshire just over...

IFAN's response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft national plan for ending the need for food banks as a primary...