BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:45@faithintowerhamlets.org DTSTART:20220519T180000Z DTEND:20220519T200000Z DTSTAMP:20220519T091928Z URL:https://www.faithintowerhamlets.org/events/food-fuel-faith-supporting- communites-in-the-cost-of-living-crisis/ SUMMARY:Food\, Fuel & Faith: Supporting Communites in the Cost of Living Cr isis DESCRIPTION:We are in a cost of living crisis\, a situation not encountered on such as scale for almost fifty years. Energy bills have spiralled. Foo d prices are rising due to trade disruption and energy costs. National ins urance contributions have increased. Any gains from rises in universal cre dit and the national living wage are likely to be wiped out by the increas e in cost of living.\nLarge organisations such as Islamic Relief usually w ork internationally but are now increasingly looking inwards to support co mmunities closer to home that find themselves in similar situations to tho se much farther away.\nMost households in the UK will be facing a decline in their standard of living as wages fail to keep pace with increased cost s. Lots of families in Tower Hamlets will be facing difficult choices – we have the highest rates of child and pensioner poverty in England. \nJus t as many people turned to local faith groups at the height of the pandemi c for support\, many will once again turn to their faith setting for assis tance through this crisis. Places of worship themselves are also under a h uge strain\, particularly given that many are still feeling the effects of loss of donations and income during the pandemic.\nJoin us at our event t o find out what support is on offer locally to help people\, hear from fai th and community leaders and get involved in forming a joined up local res ponse. \nGuest speakers: \nDamien Conrad\, The Felix Project - Felix's Kit chen turns surplus food from their warehouse\, into healthy pre-packaged ‘ready meals’. Their volunteers then deliver these meals\, along with more food\, to charities across the borough for families and others in nee d.\nEllie Kershaw\, Tackling Poverty Team\, Tower Hamlets Council – On t he work of the team tackling poverty in the borough.\nAfazul Hoque\, Head of Corporate Strategy &\; Policy\, Tower Hamlets Council – On grants that can be accessed by faith and community groups.\nCatherine Preece\, Th e Zacchaeus Project – The Zacchaeus Project is a joint community and chu rch initiative and aims to empower socially or economically marginalised m embers to strengthen their individual and collective voices. \nShirina Ali \, The Limehouse Project – The Limehouse Project advises local residents on a host of issues including finance and debt.\nTAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS \, ENJOY FREE REFRESHMENTS\, AND BROWSE THE INFORMATION STALLS\nREGISTER A T https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/327963978087\n LOCATION:Bernie Cameron Community Centre\, 32 Merchant Street\, London \, E 3 4LX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.525468;-0.026023 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=32 Merchant Street\, London \, E3 4LX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bernie Cameron Comm unity Centre:geo:51.525468,-0.026023 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR