Holiday hunger: Parents skip meals to feed children

Written by Linda Digby 29 Jul 2016
Holiday hunger: Parents skip meals to feed children

The Trussel Trust charity reported, ‘Some parents will skip a meal to feed their children this summer.’ There is an increased demand for their 35 food banks during July and August, when there is no access to school dinners or breakfast clubs. In response the Trussell Trust has launched new holiday clubs to offer children activities and provide them with meals. Families who rely on free school meals during term time can find themselves facing hunger in the school holidays. No one knows the full scale of hunger but these figures make one thing clear: many families are closer to crisis than we think. Trussell Trust is just one of the many charities, churches and clubs delivering lunches and activities to families in poverty across the United Kingdom. Pray for the organisers to have enough volunteers to run the clubs/activities. Pray for more people to recognise the need and donate their money/food to these resources. Pray for good communication between referral agencies and churches/charities.

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  • Pray: for the families unable to pay for childcare and food during the six-week break, embarrassed to seek help, or not knowing there is help available. (Ps.142:4,5)