Trussell supports a network of more than 1,300 food bank centres serving every type of community across the UK. Through this network, they provide practical, community-led support for people facing financial hardship and campaign for the systemic change required to end the need for food banks.
The Foundation’s support will enable the Trussell Trust to build their ‘organising programme’ – an initiative designed to support food banks to identify and implement ways to build the financial resilience of the people they support through locally-led campaigns. The funding will be used to build the food bank team’s capacity and skills needed to help them develop and deliver impactful campaigns.
This programme will operate across several locations in the UK, with the Trussell Trust overseeing and monitoring the overall impact, and utilising these insights to influence local change for national impact.