Foodbank for Kent

Foodbanks are big in the USA. For an example have a look at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia website .

In Kent support for people who are struggling to put food on the table for themselves and their families, and there are many in such a predicament, is patchy, uncoordinated and very low profile.

In Kent I know of four very small scale foodbanks (run by faith groups) and probably there are more. Here we are in The Garden of England and there are people struggling for food. Just as serious is the issue of diet and healthy living.

The more I hear when I talk to people living in areas of severe deprivation, the more conscious I am that the problem of lack of food does not receive the attention it should. The effect on children of poor diet and/or lack of food can be catastrophic.

We must raise awareness of this issue. We must not leave it to small hit or miss efforts, laudable though they are. I haven't noticed any of our political parties straining to offer the benefit of their wisdom on this matter.