Key Issue 2:
Food poverty, ill health and healthy food access
Tackling food-related inequality is one of today’s most urgent challenges if we are to stem the rising tide of hunger, obesity and other diet-related ill-health such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Cambridge Sustainable Food:
Convenes Cambridge Food Poverty Alliance, a multi-agency partnership which aims to reduce food poverty locally
Promotes the Living Wage
Campaigns to increase uptake of Healthy Start Vouchers
Has mapped online and promotes organisations providing support to people experiencing or at risk of food poverty
Food Poverty Alliance
The Food Poverty Alliance aims to pull together all the work on food poverty that is being done throughout Cambridge.
COVID-19 Emergency response
Find out the latest information, help and updates regarding emergency food provision in Cambridge here.
Healthy Start
Healthy Start is a government scheme, which can help to pay for food which keeps you and your family healthy. Find out more
Community food map
Discover the many different food resources in and around Cambridge, including food banks, holiday lunches, and community meals and more.
Food Provision Projects
Take a look at some of the food provision projects available in Cambridge.
The Food Power Story
The work of Cambridge Food Poverty Alliance is featured in Food Power's film, The Food Power Story, documenting the role that food poverty alliances play in building local food resilience and achieving food justice.
healthy, low cost recipes
Check out our Thyme to Cook booklet for healthy, easy and low-cost recipes, as well as top tips to make the most of your food budget.