Welcome to the Cambridge Foodbank Web Site

The Cambridge Foodbank web site contains information about the Cambridge Foodbank and links to its affiliated organizations. It also provides ways in which to learn about donating food and the process of re-distributing surplus food to those who need it.

Some important facts concerning people and food in this country:

• Four million people in the UK cannot afford a healthy diet.
• 1 in 7 people aged over 65 are at serious risk of malnourishment.
• 3 in 5 homeless people have no daily intake of fresh fruit or vegetables.
• An estimated 3,220 tonnes of good quality, edible food is left unsold in the UK each year.

Food Justice: The Campaign for the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill

• Up to 5,000 people in each Parliamentary constituency may be malnourished.
• An estimated 40% of people admitted to hospital are malnourished.

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