A scheme aiming to tackle children's holiday hunger says the coast of living crisis has increased the number of youngsters it's been supporting on the Yorkshire Coast.
The FEAST programme provides activities and meals during the main school holidays.
Max May from the project says they've seen an increase in demand for the scheme across North Yorkshire over the summer break.
The FEAST programme, ran from the end of July through to the start of September and was delivered by North Yorkshire Together – a partnership between North Yorkshire Sport, North Yorkshire Youth and Rural Arts.
North Yorkshire Council was allocated funding by the Department of Education for this year’s provision of summer activities. The programme received bids from 120 activity providers of which 101 were successful. This was an increase compared to the 69 that offered the sessions last year.
The programme was open to all children and young people in North Yorkshire, those who receive benefits-related free school meals, they could attend for free and also receive a hot meal or packed lunch.
North Yorkshire together has also been delivering another programme to enable young refugees on the Yorkshire Coast to access a range of activities over the summer to help improve their quality of life.
The Afghan Youth Project aims to improve the quality of life of young people who have fled Afghanistan, and are now temporarily living in the Selby and Scarborough District.
Max May says the scheme has a number of aims.
Earlier this year North Yorkshire Council extended funding for the scheme until 2025. The FEAST team are currently expanding by recruiting a Parent and Public Lead to shape and deliver how FEAST supports and engages with potential service users and the wider public across North Yorkshire.
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