We’ve now delivered ONE MILLION healthy breakfasts to children and families hit hard by the pandemic.

Thank you to everyone that has made it possible.

But we can’t continue to rely on civil society to fill the hunger & nutrition gap.

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This week, the final breakfast boxes will be delivered to families in Lambeth & Southwark. That’s almost half a million free, nutritious breakfasts since March. As schools reopen, we’ll keep working to ensure every child can access the healthy #FreeSchoolMeals they need to thrive

BREAKING NEWS!

Public Health Minister Jo Churchill said:

“The school fruit and vegetable scheme will resume as normal in Autumn when all children return to school, providing daily fresh produce for pupils and helping every child have a healthy start to life.”

No child should go hungry. I welcomed the Government’s U-turn to provide free school meal vouchers over the summer but thousands of eligible children aren’t registered. It’s crucial that families get this information and register by 10 July. Please share: gov.uk/apply-free-sch…

Love this! So many people involved in making this happen.

We've created a graphic which people with breathing difficulties can use to show they have a face covering exemption.

Lots of transport providers have also introduced their own schemes to show an exemption.

Find out more and download our graphic here: bit.ly/3dCMvQw

The Government is yet to confirm the return of the School Fruit and Vegetable scheme in September. Child nutrition and health is crucial, now more than ever.

Tell us your thoughts about the halt - we will use your feedback to inform our policy actions.

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Common sense prevails. Good news for 1.3m children and heartening to know that Department for Education has listened to the tireless campaigners, teachers, community workers - and parents who just want to feed their children well. Happy day.
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We were pleased to be able to give out Breakfast Boxes to many of our families! Thank you to Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity & School Food Matters for funding these & thank you to Grieg and the team at CityofLondonAcademy as well as one of LAB members, Jane, who helped with the packing and distributing!

'This really shows what we can achieve when we all campaign together.' After a U-turn by the Government, the Schools Minister has now confirmed that they will extend FSM over May half-term. Read Christina's statement here: bit.ly/FSM-Over-Half-…
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🍌🍞🍎 Delicious and nutritious breakfast boxes available for families to collect! Big thanks to School Food Matters 🍎🍞🍌

Organising breakfast boxes for Goodrich kids. A big thank you to School Food Matters and Guy's and St Thomas' Charity. Big shout out too to Goodrich staff 😍👍
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During school closures it's vital children still have access to nutritious food. With School Food Matters, we've sent out over 5,000 breakfast boxes to families in Lambeth and Southwark and are now teaming up with ChefsinSchools to provide healthy lunch hampers bit.ly/2LLea6r

.Department for Education have launched a £15 weekly shopping voucher to families whose children usually receive free school meals. Along w/ School Food Matters, we have created a simple shopping list & meal ideas to help parents plan lunches for the week: bit.ly/BiteBackLunchL… #BiteBackLunchList

Today the Government has updated the guidance relating to free school meal provision in the wake of school closures due to Coronavirus.

However, more is needed from the DfE on various fronts to ensure all children have access to good, nutritional food ow.ly/Uf9u50z0Vxn

The amazing Waste Not Want Not Battersea are fundraising for a refrigerated delivery van and driver insurance for much needed food sharing scheme. You can donate @justgiving justgiving.com/crowdfunding/w…
Thank you team for doing a brilliant job supporting the community in #Battersea

We have been informed some parents have received an email stating:

‘As schools will be closing, if you're entitled to free school meals, please send your bank details and we'll make sure you're supported’.

This is a scam email - do not respond, and delete immediately.

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