The school summer holidays put huge additional pressure on parents who are struggling financially. Research from the Food Foundation says that 30% of parents are worried about feeding their children this summer. Three meals a day plus snacks is really too much to cope with for many families and the reliance on food banks is expected to increase exponentially in the run up to, and during the summer holidays.

The 17 food banks supported by Food Bank Aid help over 12,000 people each week, including 3,000 children. Over the coming weeks Food Bank Aid is working hard to ensure that food banks have enough for the school summer holidays.

Please donate what you can to help families in need cope over the break.

- £36 will feed one child for 2 weeks

- £72 will feed one child for 4 weeks

- £108 will feed one child for the whole school holidays

- £500 will feed an average family (2 adults, 2 children) for the whole school holidays

The more money we raise, the more food we can buy and the more families we can help.