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End Hunger Fast - Britain is hungry for change!

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Over the past few months there has been increasing concern about the level of poverty and hunger in the UK. In Bradford, the services of the Metropolitan Food Bank and the Light Church foodbank are in greater than ever demand. Churches across the circuit are supporting these food banks, exploring opening new ones and coping with people requesting food on their doorsteps. No one should have to go hungry.

Traditionally for Christians, Lent has been a time for fasting.

Most of us in our churches don’t ever go hungry, unless we choose to ...
  • Yet, over 10 million people live in poverty in the United Kingdom, including 3.5 million children.
  • Half a million people are now dependent on food aid. One in five mothers report regularly skipping meals to better feed their children and 5,500 people were admitted to hospital in the UK for malnutrition this year, compared with 3,000 in 2008.
  • 30% of those visiting food banks do so because their benefits have been delayed; 15% because they are under sanction. The value of out-of-work benefits has fallen by 50% relative to average income in the last 30 years.
  • With living conditions already under pressure, changes to the Social Fund removed much of the final safety net leaving thousands hungry. This is an enormous moral failing. It constitutes a historic abdication of state responsibility for the most vulnerable.

To learn more, visit http://endhungerfast.co.uk

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