From next month, seven schools in Glasgow and two in West Dunbartonshire will remain open to offer children and families lunch, activities, free play and trips out as part of the Food, Families, Futures (FFF) programme run by charity Children in Scotland.
Food will be supplied by Children in Scotland’s project partner Brakes.
It follows a pilot of the programme last year, in which two schools opened summer holiday clubs everyday throughout July to offer meals and activities to families that struggle financially without free school meals. The programme proved 'overwhelmingly popular', with one club being oversubscribed by 60 per cent.
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