End Hunger Campaign Say They Are Off to A Good Start

Organisers say 50 Big Conversation events across the country have already happened. The clear message from these events say organisers is that people want to see change. To realise our vision of a country where everyone has access to good food and no one needs to go to bed hungry, it is essential to start to engage our Members of Parliament (of all political persuasions) and local media in the conversation.

In July they therefore would like as many local groups across the country as possible to meet with our local MPs, to explore how they can help realise the organizations first goal: that children are able to live free from the damaging impacts of hunger on their health, attainment and opportunity.

Currently almost 2 million children are entitled to free school meals and risk going hungry over the school holidays. Last year, the Trussell Trust estimated one in five parents missed a meal so their children could eat during the summer holidays. We are going to be campaigning for the government to step up to the plate on holiday hunger, but more importantly we need the government to take responsibility to tackle hunger 365 days a year.

If you sign up to the End Hunger UK campaign the organisers will send you a training pack with information on how to organise a 1½-2 hour training session, and offer support in setting your event up.

You don’t have to have held a Big Conversation event to take part in this next action. End Hunger UK is a growing movement across the UK and they are looking for more people to be involved as the campaign grows.

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