The hub, which recently marked a year since opening during the first lockdown, began life when the city council were getting an increasing number of requests for help with emergency food from residents who were on furlough or had seen their hours cut significantly.
Now the council and partners are working with the food hubs to move to a new phase. They will develop the hubs into more sustainable, long term options. This will include community fridges and produce swaps.
Daniel Zeichner MP said: “This is a really exciting plan to move from firefighting food poverty towards food justice for everyone in our city.”
Lead Councillor for Sustainable Food Alex Collis added: “Because the Labour city council and partners on the food poverty alliance had put in the work already to get an action plan in place, we were able to move quickly and set up the service that residents needed. As the recovery begins across Cambridge, it is now time to move towards a new long-term system to ensure no one goes hungry across the city.”
The food hubs like Trumpington, which is open every Friday 12-2, have been supported by the council with financial support, equipment and staff time.