1 in 10 children in the UK are living with parents who struggle to put food on the table. This means an estimated 870,000 children in England go to bed hungry because their parents are unable to provide the meals they need. This year funds raised by the Evening Standard, The Independent and London Live Christmas Appeal will go to the Felix Project to aid a new programme in primary schools, channeling food directly to young children and their families who are in the greatest need.   

Research shows that if a child arrives at school hungry, they lose one hour of learning time a day.  Hungry children are unable to concentrate, are more lethargic and less likely to learn. Perhaps more worryingly, a quarter of teachers have seen a child fall asleep in the classroom through lack of food or drink.  A hungry child will find it harder to concentrate and learn at school than his/her peers and so hunger results in significant lost potential.   

The funds raised will ensure that at the end of the school day, children and their parents/guardians will be guided to a welcoming Felix 'market stall' and be able to fill a Felix bag with a healthy and delicious selection of food to take home. 

Within 2 years we aim for this programme to be established in 120 of London’s most deprived schools, benefiting more than 50,000 children and their families. The Felix Project will also use this program to help tackle food poverty in deprived primary schools nationwide.

£1 will pay for a meal for 1 child and their family, that they would otherwise not have access to. 

£10 will cover the costs of paper bags for a week - for young people and their families to take food home from school in.  

£50 will pay for meals for a family for a week. 

£100 will pay for petrol for a Felix van to deliver surplus food to schools in need for a week. 

£500 will pay for a member of staff to coordinate Felix market stalls in schools for a month.