Can You Hear Me Now?

Since 2019, Manchester Central Foodbank and Get It Done have worked alongside people using frontline support on various campaigns to share voices, experiences, and testimonies, to create artworks and photo diaries, and community mapping projects. Can You Hear Me Now? focused on giving access to creative expressions related to experiences of poverty.

During the pandemic, when access to entertainment was limited for many, we designed creative activity packs that were distributed to over 1200+ individuals experiencing food insecurity across Greater Manchester, including pupils from partner schools. These packs were designed to encourage creativity and critical thinking, prompting reflection on topics such as identity, community, local politics and utopian policymaking through fun activities.

We also created a library of personal stories and disposable camera ‘day in the life’ diaries, challenging harmful narratives about foodbank use and dispelling the myths and misinformation surrounding rising levels of poverty.