Councillor Ali Thomas, WLGA spokesperson for education, said: “This new partnership approach marks the beginning of local councils in Wales leading on the development of a sustainable and long term solution to this problem. We are very pleased that we are able to provide this scheme in the areas where it is needed the most.
“We hope that this project, which will run for four weeks this summer, will build on the success of the Food Cardiff pilot in 2015, where 79% of parents felt that the project had made a real contribution to relieving financial pressure on their family. This year ‘Food and Fun’ could benefit an extra 1,000 children.”
The programme aims to enrich the school holiday experience of children in areas of high deprivation, and will see a number of schools providing free meals, as well as a wide range of food education, physical activity and other fun sessions during the summer break.