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Public Life

Food charities under pressure following 10% rise in food insecurity across Wales

Accessing nutritious food is a growing concern for people living in Wales, but how is the problem being addressed in Cardiff?
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Social Issue

Social issue stories in Cardiff, including a feature on how the climate crisis will affect home insurance and a character profile on gallery director Kimberley Lewis
Public Life

Church becomes first warm bank provider in Merthyr Tydfil this winter

Hope Church Merthyr has teamed up with the Warm Welcome Campaign to offer a free, warm space amid the cost of living crisis.
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Child Food Poverty Issue

This issue explores the food poverty experienced by many children in South Wales and how it will affect them during the festive season
Food

Put your chef whites on, Cardiff council’s healthy cooking competition is back

The cooking challenge will see 50 households battling it out to make the most delicious looking wholesome meal and win a £150 shopping voucher
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Long Reads

Food festivities: The traditions that aren’t possible for the children facing food poverty

Food is central to holiday traditions, but food insecurity is becoming more difficult this winter for many families in South Wales
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Food

Cathays vegan café battles rising food poverty with a community fridge and non-profit model

With one in five people living in poverty in Wales, vegan café Wild Thing commits to tackling Cardiff’s rising food insecurity this winter
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New city-based charity founded to combat poverty surge created by the pandemic

A new Cardiff charity Cwtch-Up has formed to give food parcels and essential supplies to families and people in financial difficulty
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: When you can’t afford to eat, nutritional food isn’t on the menu

As the number of people in food crisis increases in South Wales, we ask if there’s a choice when it comes to hunger versus health
Food

Volunteer-run club tries to tackle food poverty head on with cooked breakfasts

Splott Breakfast Club is ensuring that at least one hot meal a day is accessible and available for anyone living in food poverty
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