Family Early Help
There are a number of schemes providing food for children during the summer holidays. These are in addition to the organisations providing COVID emergency food parcels, hot meal delivery, and foodbanks.
Calthorpe Community Gardens (WC1)
Calthorpe are offering both free football sessions 12-2pm, plus a free vegetarian meal every Thursday and Friday throughout August (don't have to do the football, children can just have some food instead if they'd prefer). Contact details below
Corams Fields (WC1)
Corams Field are providing 150 children with 2 free meals each week from Corams Field Cafe. Call Corams for more details 0207 837 6138 or email [email protected]
NW5 Project (NW5)
NW5 are providing free lunches between 12.30 - 2pm at their project near the Peckwater Estate in Kentish Town. Call 020 7485 8165 or email [email protected]
Sidings (NW6) and SHAK (NW8) Holiday Food and Activities Hubs
Sidings Community Centre and SHAK are running Holiday Food Programmes for children
in low income families and children eligible for FSM. There will be 2 meals provided each
day to take away, and a range of virtual and onsite activities.
Contact Boris Witzenfeld at SHAK [email protected] or Sue at Sidings [email protected] for more info.
Young Camden Foundation Holiday Food Hubs (NW5, WC1 and WC2)
In addition to SHAK and Sidings, Young Camden Foundation are working in partnership with QCCA, Dragon Hall Trust and Calthorpe Gardens to provide food and activities for children. Contact the centres direct for more details (contact details here):
KCBNA (WC1)
KCBNA are giving out FREE containers of biryani every Tuesdays 3.30-5.30pm at the Youth Centre in August. Just call them to reserve a container or simply pop down and collect. For local young people aged 11-21yrs old.
