Goals: To reduce the burden on families struggling with uniform and other education costs
Funding: A collaborative venture involving local charity The Harpur Trust, Bedfordshire local education authority, the Children's Fund, Child Poverty Action Group, and Bedford and Luton Business Partnership
Contact: Rajan Rasaiah, project co-ordinator, 01234 369 500
Covering the cost of uniforms, trips and fund-raising events at school can be stressful at the best of times. But for low-income families with more than one child in state school it can be particularly difficult and potentially stigmatising, which is where The Cost of a Free Education can help.
The Bedford-based project combines the skills of a local charity, regional agencies and the local education authority, and provides grants to families identified as needing additional financial help while putting children through school.
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