{"id":61129,"date":"2021-12-13T15:29:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=61129"},"modified":"2021-12-17T11:15:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T11:15:18","slug":"food-festivities-traditions-that-arent-possible-for-children-facing-food-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/13\/food-festivities-traditions-that-arent-possible-for-children-facing-food-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Food festivities: The traditions that aren&#8217;t possible for the children facing food poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food is central to holiday traditions, but food insecurity is becoming more difficult this winter for many families in South Wales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/xavi-cabrera-NhdC2SB4LEw-unsplash.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Food poverty is experienced by many children in South Wales. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@xavi_cabrera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xavi Cabrera<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span style=\"color:#751995\" class=\"has-inline-color\">F<\/span>or many, Christmas traditions include gathering with family for a big meal. Extra helpings happen without a second thought and passing around mince pies make for the perfect end to the day. For the children facing food poverty, the privilege of experiencing traditions such as this isn\u2019t always possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food poverty, or food insecurity, is something many families in South Wales have battled with for a long time. Anxiety is a constant feeling for the parents who never know where the next meal for their children will come from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"color:#751995\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Christmas won&#8217;t look like Christmas. It won&#8217;t and it never has<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent increases in both unemployment and food prices are impacting those already struggling with <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/11\/10\/cathays-vegan-cafe-battles-rising-food-poverty-with-a-community-fridge-and-non-profit-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">food insecurity<\/a> in Newport. Chelsey Maddern, from the Newport youth charity the <a href=\"https:\/\/communityhousemaindee.org\/community-youth-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Youth Project<\/a>, said, \u201cWe\u2019ve definitely witnessed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Youth Project is a scheme run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/communityhousemaindee.org\/what-we-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community House <\/a>charity based in the neighbourhood of Maindee. It helps young people aged around 6-25 who come from struggling families. Youth workers like Chelsey do a variety of things to help the young people of the city, including making food parcels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of families going without food and on the cusp of homelessness, especially through Covid-19,\u201d the 23-year-old explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#751995\">Learn more about food poverty:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"What is food poverty?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QkM3j_nj8A0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"What is food poverty?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QkM3j_nj8A0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welsh Government<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf-versions\/2021\/10\/2\/1633422612\/labour-market-statistics-annual-population-survey-july-2020-june-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual labour survey<\/a> revealed that Newport saw the highest increase in unemployment in Wales over the last year. The city\u2019s unemployment rate increased by 4.4% to 6.2% between July 2020 and June 2021.&nbsp;This comes as the coronavirus pandemic affected the labour market and led to redundancy in many sectors across the UK, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/employmentandlabourmarket\/peoplenotinwork\/redundancies\/datasets\/redundanciesbyindustryagesexandreemploymentratesred02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the motor vehicles industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-770x435.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1358x768.png 1358w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-293x166.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1400x792.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1.png 1634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-770x435.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1358x768.png 1358w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-293x166.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1-1400x792.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/5tax9-unemployment-rates-of-people-aged-16-in-newport-from-2011-2021-1.png 1634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Data from <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Business-Economy-and-Labour-Market\/People-and-Work\/Unemployment\/ILO-Unemployment\/ilounemploymentrates-by-welshlocalareas-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">StatsWales<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The parents of the children Chelsey and her colleagues work with have been \u201chit hard\u201d by unemployment. Sourcing sufficient food is a weekly issue, especially because the children often come from large families of up to eight siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising food prices aren\u2019t making the situation any easier, as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Retail Consortium<\/a>&nbsp;(BRC) expects this Christmas to be an expensive one.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/brc.org.uk\/retail-insight\/content\/monitors\/shop-price-index\/reports\/102021_spi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food prices saw a 0.3% increase<\/a>&nbsp;for the first time in October in 10 months and it won\u2019t be stopping there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Dickinson, chief executive of BRC, stated, \u201cTight margins mean retailers may not be able to absorb all of these new costs, so prices will continue to rise.\u201d This follows a BRC survey which showed three in five retailers expect prices to increase this festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelsey explained the parents can\u2019t always afford <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/11\/inpoverty-when-you-cant-afford-to-eat-nutritional-food-isnt-on-the-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthier foods<\/a> because they are more expensive. This leaves the children with few options when it comes to eating substantially this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#751995\" class=\"has-inline-color\">A meal for all<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>With a clear need for food aid,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodcycle.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FoodCycle<\/a>&nbsp;recently landed in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodcycle.org.uk\/location\/wales-newport-maindee\/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAkZKNBhDiARIsAPsk0WhLDFplSbvYxF0BTEnB1Id8XfO1vyjDTTgJAiy97Ug9maC_YZxwavgaAny5EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newport<\/a>&nbsp;to help. The national charity takes surplus food from businesses and supermarkets and cooks it into free meals for anyone that comes along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been running weekly in Newport since September and many of the Community Youth Project children attend the gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Hatherly, 29, South West regional manager of FoodCycle, explained the children get to try different vegetables at the meal they otherwise couldn\u2019t. They sometimes react with \u201cfunny faces\u201d to the foods but they always end up enjoying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the kids was like \u2018This is a 20\/10\u2019, it\u2019s really nice to have that feedback,\u201d said a FoodCycle volunteer from Newport. Her role is to cook for and serve guests and she finds the gratitude of the children rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-293x146.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers-293x146.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Volunteers.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>FoodCycle volunteers cook for, serve, and join guests at the meal. Photo credit: Tenielle Jordison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Youth Project workers are equally grateful for FoodCycle because it ensures the children are having a hot meal at least once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know if they\u2019re being fed day-to-day, we don\u2019t know what they\u2019re being fed at home. Parents only tell you so much because there is such shame and stigma around poverty,\u201d explained Chelsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Miller, 29, lead youth and community worker at the project, added that the children enjoy the concept of the three-course meal they experience at the gathering. \u201cI remember in week one they didn\u2019t know what it meant,\u201d she said. Now the children eagerly await Friday to come around so they can be served at their meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#751995\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Uncertainty this Christmas<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though initiatives like FoodCycle are making healthy food accessible weekly, uncertainty still looms this winter for the children who face food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The holiday season particularly brings unguaranteed access to healthy and substantial food because the children aren\u2019t covered by school meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelsey and Sarah expect that if the children have something to eat this Christmas it won\u2019t be the big dinner most others enjoy. Instead, \u201cIt will be something they always eat,\u201d said Chelsey, \u201cNothing fancy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the rest of Wales indulges in food this Christmas, traditions will be something many of these children won\u2019t experience. As Sarah said, \u201cChristmas won\u2019t look like Christmas\u201d for these children. \u201cIt won\u2019t, and it never has.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Food-aid-in-Newport-3-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Food aid in Newport boxout\" class=\"wp-image-61439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Food-aid-in-Newport-3-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Food-aid-in-Newport-3-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/Food-aid-in-Newport-3-1-770x385.png 770w, 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