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Hunger across Hackney reaches record high - as food bank calls for help

Latest national figures show charities are distributing a food parcel every 11 seconds in the UK

By Hackney Citizen

/ 30 May 2025

Food poverty causing ‘growing divide between haves and have-nots’ in Hackney, warns charity boss

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 27 Apr 2023

Hoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need

By Hackney Citizen

/ 13 Oct 2021

Food poverty: Community groups call for no return to ‘business as usual’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 10 Mar 2021

Town Hall backs Marcus Rashford’s campaign as councillors call for end to ‘social insecurity’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 23 Oct 2020

Hackney Foodbank ‘bracing itself’ for long-term demand as it launches fundraiser for new van

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

/ 17 Jun 2020

Local cookery school’s lockdown delivery service has dished out 25,000 meals

By Hackney Citizen

/ 29 May 2020

Rose Vouchers for people on low incomes now accepted by all Ridley Road traders

By Hackney Citizen

/ 17 Apr 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘My friend’s dad used to say a garden is made in winter’

By Kate Poland

/ 12 Nov 2019

Halloween scheme asks families to ‘Trick or Eat’ for Hackney Food Bank

By Hackney Citizen

/ 29 Oct 2019

Food charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost

By Hackney Citizen

/ 21 Aug 2019

East London food enterprise commended in ‘New Radicals’ list

By Hackney Citizen

/ 29 Jul 2016