Lindsay Graham's presentation on her William Churchill Memorial Trust sponsored study tour of the US to learn from their approach to tackling holiday hunger.

1. 170Days
Innovation in Community Projects that address School Holiday Child Hunger
@LindsayGrahamUK

2. Food Poverty
Food poverty is the inability to afford, or to
have access to, food to make up a healthy
diet. It is about the quality of food as well as
quantity. It is not just about hunger, but also
about being appropriately nourished to attain
and maintain health.
Bristol City Council Report Food Poverty 2013

3. United Nation’s Convention on the
Rights of the Child
Every young person has the right to a standard of living
adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and
social development’.
Child Friendly version
‘You have the right to food, clothing, a safe
place to live and to have your basic needs met.
You should not be disadvantaged so that you
can't do many of the things other kids can do’
The UK Government is under a state duty to provide ‘material
assistance and support programmes, particularly with regard to
nutrition’

4. UK Food Banks Holiday Hunger
Trussel Trust

5. Challenges for Families in Holidays
• FSM unavailable
• Pressure on family budget - debt, utility, food
• Benefit delay ,sanctions
• School readiness and learning decline
• Safeguarding risk elevated
• Access /availability to food
• Social contact diminished
• Family Stress

6. 1907

7. Barnardo’s Report 2004
APPG School Food Position Paper 2014

8. ‘No Kid Hungry’ Research in USA
Research 1,200 low income families in 4 states
•62% spent more on food during summer
•86% of food eaten during holidays at home
•72% wanted service delivered in known site
•Extra £45 per week average outlay for food
(No Kid Hungry summer meals survey webinar)
USA has historical 25 year policy of free summer
meals for all children and young people up to the age
of 18 eligible for free or subsidised meal in term time.

9. United States Department of
Agriculture
Summer Meals
‘The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a
federally-funded, state-administered program. The
SFSP reimburses providers who serve healthy meals
to children and teens in low-income areas at no
charge, primarily during the summer months when
school is not in session’
(USDA website)
Meals can be Breakfast /Lunch/Supper or a Snack

10. Nine States – 37 days
Georgia , Tenessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin , Minnisota, Iowa,
New York , Boston and Washington DC

11. WCMT Fellowship
11 Summer meals sites
2 Growing projects
2 Cooking programmes
2 Conferences
58 Interviews
1 Senate hearing
2 Food banks
1 Award ceremony
1 Embassy lunch

12. Georgia
Rural provision to outlying sites

13. Kentucky
Bus Stop Café 500 meals day

14. New York
8 million meals delivered at
1,000 sites in New York City

15. Washington DC
Senate Hearing on Feeding
Americas Children Well

16. Learning points
• USA has replicable public policy
• Uses existing resources and skilled workforce
• Different models good community partnerships
• Good Federal , State and District support
• Food quality mixed but standardised & monitored
• Not fully evaluated and still some waste issues
• Reviewing how can reach more children / families
• Embedded into School Meals System
• Worked best when aligned to activities

18. East Renfrewshire
All holidays covered
Paid and FSM (44%)
Inclusive
5- 13 years
Family service
Arts, Physical Activity
Use of existing resources
Started 2007

19. North Ayrshire
Runs all Holidays
3 days per week
I hour activity
FSM + Paid meals
Support other
groups
Work experience
Existing staff

20. Examples of other Provision
www.makelunch.org.uk
33 lunch kitchens summer 2015
598 Volunteers , community venues
8,338 meals
2x weekly to 5 days
Runs in all holiday periods.
Activities and support
http://accordgroup.org.uk/articles/444-
Holiday-learning-food-and-play-for-families-who-
need-it-most-
Holiday Kitchen works closely with families
of pre and primary school children across
the West Midlands who are on low incomes
and/or are in need of additional support.
Its aim is to reduce the strain faced by
families during the summer school holidays
by offering free and affordable meals and
activities that improve children’s well-being,
and educational opportunities
http://www.nechildpov
erty.org.uk/
Good examples of
best practice
highlight via networks
of NE Poverty
Commission

21. Referral Routes

22. Community Benefits

23. Recommendations for UK Government
• UK government should address the social policy gap in this area by supporting
child meal provision and enrichment programmes targeted to areas with high
percentages of 40% or more free school meals.
• Projects should be set within an evaluation framework to which measures both
process and impact
• Programmes should run in all holiday periods using existing resources and staff
• Community projects currently delivering summer education programmes, child
care , and sports activities should be encouraged to become summer and
holiday meals sites in partnership with existing school meals providers
• Summer meal provision should be broadened to include opportunities for
training and skills development
• Government should embrace the opportunity to extend statutory education to
non-term time and align this with community food provision, learning, sport
and enrichment activities to help close the inequality gap experienced
particularly by low income and FSM pupils. i(e use of pupil premium in England)
• Funding for such programmes should come from across government policy
areas including, Health, Education, Department of Work and Pensions, Poverty
alleviation. With responsibility held by Depart of Education

24. Conclusion
• Core USA principles could apply to a UK programme
• Government must to invest in tackling child hunger - closing gap
• 170 days where children from low income families could be
supported better with enrichment, education and food
• National awareness campaign to engage the public and all sectors
• Must be investment in research
• Holiday signposting services that align social benefits /welfare funds
• Build on pockets of good practice existing models
• Policy should be developed in each UK region to support change
This presentation acknowledges - WCMT ,Rank Foundation , USDA, No Kid Hungry USA, Durham University , Trussel Trust , and NFSMI ,UN,
SNA
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25. Thank-you
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Link to full ‘170Day’ report
Http://www.wcmt.org.uk/users/lindsaygraham2014
Useful summer meals websites are listed in report