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Pilot project aims to help struggling superannuants [Video]

Superannuitants going without meals because they can’t afford food are the targets of a new pilot assistance programme in Tauranga designed to address the “significant inequity in our city”.

The situation was “heartbreaking”, according to the boss of one frontline organisation who feared the elderly who had reached out so far were only the “tip of the iceberg”.

It comes as Stats NZ data last week showed food prices were up 12.5 per cent in the year ended June, with fruit and vegetables 22 per cent more expensive. Meat, poultry and fish went up 11 per cent and grocery food prices rose 12.8 per cent.

Tauranga Community Foodbank manager Nicki Goodwin said it was aware of pensioners who were not managing for a variety of reasons.

“Food seems to be the thing people are going without.”

The pilot project aimed to reach people aged 65 and struggling to afford food. …

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen