Food For London Now – See the Faces behind the campaign
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Food For London – A headteacher worried about the impact of the loss of free school meals on his students spoke out today about how an urgent call to our campaign partner, The Felix Project, has secured meals for more than 70 of their most vulnerable families.
Gary Kynaston, headteacher of Hammersmith Academy in Shepherd’s Bush, said: “I’ve worked for 30 years in city education and I recognise the immediate need for children that are coming from low income backgrounds.
“From an educational perspective, children can’t learn if they’re hungry and over 50 per cent of our families have had a free school meal over the last six years.
“The number of families arriving now for food since lockdown has more than doubled in four weeks. Within a month we’ve gone from feeding 30 families to approximately 70 families.”
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He added: “We receive food from The Felix Project and we create food packages comprising mixed bags of vegetables and non-perishables and redistribute that to our families who are self-isolating or struggling on low income.
“The Felix Project initially delivered 15 to 20 crates three times a week, before upping the supply to up to 50 crates.”
Hammersmith Academy is one of over 100 schools and charities being supplied by The Felix Project, along with giant community hubs in 14 boroughs as the food surplus distribution charity quadruples their supply to 40 tonnes a day, the equivalent of 100,000 meals, to help Londoners in need.
Our Food For London Now appeal is helping Felix tackle this surging demand and has so far raised £3 million towards a £10 million target to help Felix feed London’s vulnerable who are unable to afford or access enough food over the next three years.
