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Ocean Media Group is proud to support the More than Homes campaign, which was conceived by Accent Housing and launched at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with the mission of building on the collective power of the social housing sector to support people experiencing food poverty.

More than Homes, which hopes to raise £1 million for the Trussell Trust, also works to raise awareness of the social imbalances at play in society, and profile the work the housing sector is already doing across the country to meet the growing needs of some of our residents as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

Poverty and hunger being experienced by people living in the communities in which we work is sadly nothing new, but the increase in demand on food banks as a result of those enduring poverty has reached unprecedented levels.

As housing associations, and those organisations supporting the sector, we know only too well that of the millions of people who call our collective properties home, many of our residents are right on the front line of this crisis. It’s a basic human right to have food on the table and a roof over head, but for the many people now balancing on a financial knife edge, the most basic necessity of being able to eat is being pushed further out of reach.

Since More the Homes launched, over £400k has been raised for The Trussell Trust to help tackle food poverty via direct donations to local food banks, or more widely to the Trust’s national effort.

Many individuals and organisations have given time and effort to support the campaign, and we look forward to working with more people as we push forward to meet our £1m target and play our part in eradicating the need for food banks completely.

Any donation, no matter how big or small enables The Trussell Trust to support a nationwide network of food banks to provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.

Donate to the More than Homes campaign here >>