A Slice of Bread and Butter
The voice of The Bread and Butter Thing - with stories from the frontline of the cost of living crisis from one of the UK's leading food charities.
A Slice of Bread and Butter
Latest Episodes
Ten Years Of Affordable Food
Ten years can disappear in a blur, unless you stop and look at what it actually took to keep the doors open. We’re marking a decade of The Bread And Butter Thing with a proper origin story, the uncomfortable money truths, and the moments that t...
How Corporate Volunteering Powers Community Food Support
AI is everywhere right now, but here is the question we cannot dodge: can it show real empathy when someone is struggling to put a meal on the table? We go there, properly, while keeping our feet on the ground with the day-to-day reality of foo...
How Volunteering Rebuilds Confidence After Retirement
Retirement is meant to feel like freedom, but for a lot of people it can land more like silence. Anne is an ex-teacher who took early retirement, tells us what it’s like to go from a busy school community to days that feel smaller, with friends...
How A Gateshead Food Hub Builds Belonging
A van pulls up, the doors open, and suddenly a normal Thursday feels like an event. That is the bit people see first. What they often miss is what happens next: neighbours sticking around for a brew, volunteers finding their feet again, and a f...
From Nursing Degree To Fostering And Food Support
Three jobs alongside a full-time nursing degree sounds intense enough, but Michaela’s life keeps stacking up: a menagerie of pets, a move to a new area, and now becoming newly approved foster carers with their first placement. We talk about wha...
