Food First Luton is a local initiative to promote access to food and the support available in Luton to help those in need and provide a forum to share good practice and partnerships.
Find Food Luton:
- developed an interactive map listing organisations and venues to raise awareness of local food provision
- continually being updated
Healthy Start Scheme:
- partnership work to increase uptake with council officers, midwifery team, Maternity Voices, Health Visitors, Active Luton/Total Wellbeing and Flying Start
- purchased and circulated information leaflets to over 130 locations; promotion included on TV screens at GP surgeries
- monthly monitoring has seen an overall increase of 3.1% with some post code areas seeing a 7% increase in uptake
Free School Meals:
- developed new campaign "More than Just a Meal"