Olivia Simpson
In London ,
the Red Cross announced that they are going to collect
and distribute food aid in Britain this winter for the first time since World War II as
the financial crisis and austerity hit the poor. Volunteers from the
British Red Cross are going to launch a campaign in supermarkets where they
will ask shoppers to donate dry and canned foods that will be distributed by
British charities. A representative from Red Cross claims that they agreed to
help on the basis of “strong evidence of an increased need for support on food
poverty issues”. The charity has provided food to refugees and flood victims
but has not taken part in any nationwide food distribution since WWII. The charity
said 5 million people live in poverty in Britain today, out of a total population of 63.7 million.
It is good that the British Red Cross is taking action on
food poverty issues because it is one that hasn’t been well addressed since
WWII. For this organization, this is just the beginning. They have begun to
consider whether they ought to be doing more on today’s food poverty challenge
and it looks like they are headed in the right direction by providing aid. A lack
of food is detrimental to families and nations. More organizations should
follow the British Red Cross’s lead and begin to help.
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