Evidence on Food
Child-led solutions to food insecurity
“What my Mum does is that she buys all the stuff a few days before, she has to remember what we’ll have for dinner, so she’ll buy all the stuff and has it in the fridge and just makes it.
“What my Mum does is that she buys all the stuff a few days before, she has to remember what we’ll have for dinner, so she’ll buy all the stuff and has it in the fridge and just makes it.
“Some people don’t have enough money to buy food and some people have to go to food banks and some people can’t go to the food bank because their families are too ill.”
This briefing paper examines the complexities of involving children and young people in decision-making related to programmes that aim to reduce holiday hunger in Scotland.
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