More resources are being targeted to help ensure every family in West Lothian has access to food.Council Executive agreed to provide a further £272,011 to the West Lothian Food Network (WLFN) to support households facing food insecurity up to March 2022.This takes the total funding for WLFN to £1.2 million for years 2021/22 and 22/23, which has helped them provide over 1.8 million meals from May 2020 to July 2021.Over 80 per cent of those accessing the network report they are financially at risk, on a low income and/or unemployed.The network, which is co-ordinated by the West Lothian Food Bank, has also grown during this period from 26 to 39 community food providers, all based in local communities responding to local need.Leader of West
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