{"id":7555,"date":"2021-11-04T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolverhamptonlabour.com\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:20:08","slug":"council-arranges-vital-food-support-for-families-during-half-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/news\/council-arranges-vital-food-support-for-families-during-half-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Council arranges vital food support for families during half-term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
More than 2,000 food parcels were given out to families across Wolverhampton over the October half-term to ensure that local children didn\u2019t go hungry during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of Wolverhampton Council worked to provide food parcels to 2,082 youngsters from low-income households who are currently eligible for means-tested free school meals. The scheme was funded through the Government\u2019s Household Support Fund, designed to ensure vulnerable households do not go hungry or without essential items by providing help to those that need it the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each parcel contained enough items to provide at least five lunches per child with essentials like fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, dried pasta, tinned goods, milk and cereal included, as well as a selection of snacks and treats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than half of the food parcels were prepared by local food banks and the Big Venture Centre which also acted as collection points, along with four Strengthening Families Hubs across the city, enabling those most in need to access the food easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n