Take Action - Food Poverty

Following the launch of the South Wales Food Poverty Alliance’s report “Mapping Food Insecurity in South Wales”, which takes place at the Bevan Foundation’s Seminar “Solutions to Holiday Hunger” this week, VAMT would like to invite you to a workshop with Food Sense Wales on 21 February 2019 at the Voluntary Action Centre to look at how we can progress local action in Merthyr Tydfil.

Objective:
To identify key stakeholders and key actions to address food and poverty in Merthyr as a starting point for a Food and Poverty Action Plan
 
Introduction and overview of Food and Poverty in South Wales – evidence from South Wales Food Poverty Alliance Mapping report
 Workshop 1 – Optimizing household income
What are the keys actions, key stakeholders and resources needed to ensure people are accessing the support available to them?

 Workshop 2 – Improving access to healthy affordable food
Alternative retail, school holiday provision, meals on wheels, social meal provision and cooking on a budget – what’s currently happening and what needs to happen in Merthyr to support healthy food choices?
Priority Actions and next steps

Registration and tea coffee at 9:00am for a 9:15am start finish by 13:00pm  If you’d like to attend please email training@vamt.net or telephone 01685 353917.