The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) supports independent food aid providers including over 550 independent food banks based across the UK. IFAN advocates on behalf of member organisations, calls for a cash first approach to food insecurity, and publishes critical data collated from independent food banks. The charity's vision is of a country without the need for charitable food aid where adequate and nutritious food is affordable to all. IFAN provides a template action letter - ifanuk.org/takeaction.