PUBLISHED: 14:16 19 November 2018 | UPDATED: 14:16 19 November 2018 Mike Brooke East End children get to grips with nature and life on the farm. Picture: Spitalfields City Farm Spitalfields City Farm Education cutbacks are causing youngsters to miss learning about nature and healthy eating, according to one of East London’s oldest urban farms. Youngsters learn about healthy eating and how food is produced. Picture: Spitalfields City FarmNow Spitalfields City Farm is launching a Christmas match-funding appeal to run more free workshops and outdoor activities to tackle urban poverty and improve the environment for youngsters.“Education is the key to helping break the cycle of poverty,” the farm’s education coordinator Emma Pestridge said. “We are making impacts to improve lifestyle and diet in providing a green open space. “But we need to offer more activities to make this most of the rare, green oasis.”Many schools … [Read more...] about Appeal by Spitalfields city farm for cash to help feed children hot meals over Christmas
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Parents forced to chose between feeding children or heating home
A family in Frimley was forced to choose between paying for heating or buying food for their children last winter, a report into child poverty has highlighted. The report, by charity End Child Poverty, shows the number of children considered living “in need” in Surrey Heath has risen in two years. In 2015 there were 20,290 children living in poverty across the whole of Surrey, with 1,305 of these in Surrey Heath. This figure rose to 1,521 in the borough in 2017 - an increase reported to be “reflective” across the whole of Surrey. The borough of Spelthorne has the highest percentage of children living in poverty in Surrey, with 2,252 (11.10% of the child population). Read More Surrey County Council's planned cuts The report, which is to be considered by councillors at Surrey Heath Borough Council Executive meeting on Tuesday (November 20), states that many children defined as "children in need" also suffer abuse and neglect. Children in living in poverty are … [Read more...] about Parents forced to chose between feeding children or heating home
Thousands relying on “baby banks” to feed children as poverty hits Brits
Thousands of desperate parents are being forced to use “baby banks” to feed and clothe their children. Even working mums and dads, struggling to make ends meet in austerity Britain, are turning to the charities which operate the same way as food banks. Latest figures show so far this year more than 35,000 families have accepted handouts of basics handed in by the public – from cots and buggies to nappies, wipes and bottles. They include mum-of-two Bianca, 37, who said: “For me as a working mum it’s dehumanising to have to survive off the kindness of strangers. “I’m a full-time employee working my backside off as well as a mother. I feel embarrassed to have to seek support like this.” The scandal of the growing numbers of families turning to baby banks is highlighted in a TV investigation. Users include women fleeing domestic violence, families affected by the Universal Credit fiasco, single parents and homeless people. Labour MP Frank … [Read more...] about Thousands relying on “baby banks” to feed children as poverty hits Brits
£1m pledged to help Mary’s Meals feed children in Malawi
News / Scotland by Press Association September 27, 2018, 1:13 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A Scottish charity is to receive more than £1 million of public money to feed children living in poverty in Malawi. Mary’s Meals has been pledged the funding as part of an agreement between the two countries’ governments. The announcement came as Scottish International Development Minister Ben Macpherson was welcomed to Mpangweni Primary School in Dowa by pupils. He said: “I’ve just seen the remarkable difference Mary’s Meals is making here in Malawi, feeding more than a million children thanks to contributions from across Scotland, including from the Scottish Government. “It’s been wonderful to see the difference that a nutritious daily meal in school, provided by Mary’s Meals, is making towards helping young people in Malawi to get the best from their … [Read more...] about £1m pledged to help Mary’s Meals feed children in Malawi
Online giants are feeding children ‘social heroin’, warns former Google Design Ethicist
Social media is like “heroin” for children but Silicon Valley engineers don’t realise as they’re largely in their 20s and childless, Google’s former Design Ethicist has claimed. Tristan Harris, who left the company in 2016, said that social media companies should have to demonstrate their apps are safe for children, in an interview with The Telegraph. The 34-year-old, who was recently in the UK advising the government, said the country could also be ‘a model’ for the world if it gets social media regulations right. Last week it emerged the government has started drafting proposals to regulate social media and tech companies. The Telegraph is campaigning for a statutory duty of care on social... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article … [Read more...] about Online giants are feeding children ‘social heroin’, warns former Google Design Ethicist