I wanted to share with you some amazing work that has had a huge impact in Nottingham over the summer months, but I am obviously saddened by the fact that we need to do this at all.
Nottingham has the fourth highest level of Income Deprivation Affecting Children (IDACI, 2015) - 38.23 per cent of our children live in poverty and 27.8 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
School holidays are a particular pressure point for some families because of increased costs and reduced incomes. We knew a year ago that without school meals there would be children going hungry during the holidays. Last year, we piloted a project in Nottingham for nine days over summer where packed lunches were made available and delivered to children attending community sessions in the city.
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