{"id":64538,"date":"2022-12-01T19:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=64538"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:52:42","slug":"cafe-introduces-pay-it-forward-meals-as-food-poverty-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/12\/01\/cafe-introduces-pay-it-forward-meals-as-food-poverty-worsens\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 introduces &#8216;pay it forward&#8217; meals as food poverty worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Pay it forward&#8217; started as a goodwill gesture, yet with food banks at breaking point, Atma Lounge uses this trend to feed those in need <\/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\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge.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\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_IngaMarsden_AtmaLounge.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind Gopi are spiritual and self-help books. Atma Lounge functions as both a cafe and wellbeing centre, offering events like meditation and lifestyle management workshops. Credit: Inga Marsden <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have heard of a \u2018pay it forward\u2019 scheme, which has been a popular trend among coffee shops in the UK, whereby you pay for the coffee of the next customer. It started as a goodwill gesture, yet one Cardiff cafe has gone a step further. Atma Lounge\u2019s \u2018buy one feed one\u2019 scheme adds \u00a32 to your bill, which subsidises an entire meal for someone struggling to afford the basic essentials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering mostly Indian cuisine, Atma Lounge on Queen Street hands out 30 free curries a day as part of the scheme. Caf\u00e9 owner, Gopi, said the buy one feed one initiative started just after lockdown, but continued as the cost of living crisis is causing food poverty to worsen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe decided we wanted to use this space as a meal distribution hub, not just a cafe\u201d she said proudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuc.org.uk\/news\/1-6-skipping-meals-and-going-without-food-wales-wales-tuc-mega-poll-reveals\">A poll carried out by Opinium<\/a> revealed that one in six people in Wales are skipping meals to make ends meet.<strong> <\/strong>Gopi said she is expecting the number of food packages to skyrocket as the number of people in \u201cI&#8217;m choosing between paying my bills and feeding myself\u201d situations increases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64540\" width=\"354\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64540\" width=\"354\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank.jpg 765w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/Food_Ingamarsden_Foodbank-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cardiff Food Bank warehouse collected food for 12,700 people last year, and six months into this year they have already fed 10,000 people.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trussell Trust, who oversee Cardiff Food Bank, reported \u201crecord breaking\u201d levels of need in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/food-banks-at-breaking-point-25479179\">recent article in Wales Online<\/a>. In the past six months, 320,000 people have been forced to turn to food banks for the first time here in Wales, placing increasing pressure on food charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Shephard, Cardiff Food Bank\u2019s project manager, said that while donations have been steady, they aren&#8217;t going to keep up with demand. She said, \u201cWhen stock is running low we have to buy food, that&#8217;s increasing more as demand goes up.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Atma, people just come in, no questions asked, Gopi explains. \u201cBecause it\u2019s a caf\u00e9, it doesn\u2019t have that charity atmosphere, it\u2019s all very low key. 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