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I'm sure we've all seen free school meals in the news a lot recently. For those unaware schools provide free lunches to kids who's parents may not be able to afford to, e.g. they're on jobseeker's allowance. With Covid and lockdowns not only have a lot of kids had to be at home in term time but also a lot of parents are struggling even more than normal and so there has been a campaign led by Marcus Rashford to provide free lunches for kids during the school holidays too.
The govt did provide more money in June to cover the meals through the summer but with the extension of the Covid lockdowns, another half term and Christmas coming up, they're dragging their heels about extending the free meals again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54687985
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/26/government-pig-headed-free-school-meals
What can we do to help?
There's a petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276
Some local businesses are stepping in
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/how-caf-marcus-rashfords-old-19171069
https://www.theguardian.com/education/gallery/2020/oct/23/free-school-meals-campaign-takes-off-in-england-in-pictures
But my question is what can I, a 9-5 office worker, do to help?
Charities I can find are
https://fareshare.org.uk/activeate/
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-work/ending-child-poverty
https://www.magicbreakfast.com/
But I'll happily donate money directly to a business that's providing free meals for kids, so if anyone knows where help is needed, please say.