Grassroots projects can offer a more dignified alternative to accessing food than traditional food banks, new research by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Food Equity Centre reveals. Food insecurity threatens global populations, coinciding with the rapid rise and reliance on food banks. The research notes that the UK has gone from having 35 food banks operated by Trussel Trust in 2010 to 2,800 such organizations run by charities by 2024.
