Food banks are in the news, but their rise to prominence has drawn attention away from another important initiative to tackle hunger, according to John Hinton, director of Glasgow's Move On project.
Food banks are in the news, but their rise to prominence has drawn attention away from another important initiative to tackle hunger, according to John Hinton, director of Glasgow's Move On project.
DRIVING FORCE: FareShare Glasgow project manager Yvonne Strike at work in the organisation's Possil depot. Picture: Colin Templeton
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A major initiative to tackle hunger is coming to Glasgow. By Stephen Naysmith
"In a month, FareShare feeds more people nationally than the biggest food bank in Britain does in a year," he says.
Mr Hinton is explaining why Move On, a charity working to support people affected by homelessness, has forged a partnership with FareShare – another charity which distributes unwanted food products.
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