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If you’re browsing the magazine aisle this month, pick up the March edition of Good Housekeeping and you’ll find an…
Christmas food banks, FOOD clubs, Make theirs Magic
Our services, Real stories

Lauren’s story: FOOD Club volunteers saved our Christmas!

How would you respond if your freezer broke down just before Christmas with no time to get it fixed? That’s…
Our services, Real stories

Vicky’s story: how my community connects though food

Christmas is just around the corner and many of us are feeling the squeeze right now. Our FOOD clubs are…
Christmas FOOD Clubs, food bank, donations, Make Theirs Magic
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How our FOOD clubs help families manage costs at Christmas

Our FOOD clubs attract people for lots of reasons, whether that’s because of financial concerns, reducing food waste or connecting…
FOOD clubs, Christmas Toy appeal, Family Action Donate
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How FOOD clubs and the Toy Appeal made our Christmas

Our Toy Appeal isn’t just about the gifts people are given – it also helps to let those who receive…
News, Our services

Over 350k children get their morning off to a better start with the National School Breakfast Programme

The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), delivered by Family Action and funded by the Department for Education, is supporting over 350,000…
Our services, Real stories

Phillipa’s story: how FOOD Clubs helped my family

Worries about the cost of summer are widespread and, thanks to the cost of living crisis, having a job is…
Our services, Real stories

FOOD Clubs – a lifeline for my family

Raising a family isn’t cheap, and costs can spiral during the summer when the safety net of school is removed…
Our services, Real stories, Volunteering

Gemma’s story: the difference our FOOD Clubs make

Among the many items available for parents at our Peterborough FOOD club is a set of shapes used for making…
News, Our services

National School Breakfast Programme welcomes Minister for Children and Families, Will Quince

Will Quince MP joined pupils at Loughborough Primary School to find out more about our National School Breakfast Programme which…
Our services

We speak to schools on the National School Breakfast Programme to find out their experience so far

Launched in July 2021, the new National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) is funded by the Department for Education and delivered…
A Family Action FOOD Club volunteer smiling and holding a basket of food
Real stories, Volunteering

Karen’s story: A passion for volunteering with food

Our Food on our Doorstep (FOOD) clubs are popular with their members for good reason as they provide good quality food for…
Our services, Real stories

Joe’s story: Preparing food… while preparing for the future

Our Creating Happy Memories campaign is all about creating positive new experiences after a difficult year and looking forward to the future. …
Our services, Volunteering

Rakesh’s story: Enthusiastic about volunteering… and food!

Our Family Action FOOD Clubs are more than just a means to ensure families can access quality food at a discount…
Real stories

Developing life skills through cooking

Our Cookalong4Families programme, which runs as part of Family Action’s Holiday Hub clubs, gives young people and their families the chance to cook and eat…
Real stories

Mia’s story: Cooking, culture and COVID-19 – commencing university during a crazy year

Our experiences of COVID-19 have differed significantly, but for one group it’s added further complications to a situation that already…
Real stories

Heather’s Story: eating together as a family as lockdown restrictions ease

With the children back at school and with further changes to lockdown restrictions planned for the next few weeks, there is lots of talk…
Real stories

David’s story: how cooking with his son brought his family closer together

Food has a way of connecting people and is often the focus of family or cultural celebrations like birthdays. Despite…
Real stories

Michael’s story: how being close to nature keeps me positive in lockdown

With more time spent in and around our homes and gardens this year it’s not surprising many of us have…
Real stories

Simon’s story: Discovering my love for food and cooking for others by becoming vegetarian

The decision to become a vegetarian is an increasingly common one and is reflected in the growing amount of vegetarian and…
Parenting tips

Flipping Family Fun For Pancake Day

Are you and you’re family looking for some Pancake Day inspiration? Read our handy recipes and ideas to get your…
Real stories

Ed’s story: how cooking during lockdown has brought my family closer

Eating well and remaining enthusiastic about meals has become more important than ever over the past year and has inspired families…
Real stories

Nikki’s story: rediscovering the joy of baking

Nikki, mum to four children and also to one ‘absolutely perfect’ granddaughter, tells us how baking at home helps her…
Our services

Michelle’s story: how Family Action’s FOOD Clubs inspired my family

When Michelle took up her post as Family Action’s Deputy Director of Services and Innovation National Services, she knew what excited her…
Our services, Parenting tips

Why cooking and eating together is important

With more of us cooking and eating at home in recent months, here Sharon Robinson, Family Action’s Food On Our…
Parenting tips

Thrifty tips for using Christmas leftovers and crafting budget-friendly presents

Christmas and delicious food go hand in hand – but often luxurious treats can stretch our budgets as well as…
Our services, Real stories

The positive impacts of allotments on mental and physical health

It’s not just a case of us looking after our allotments – during lockdown it’s become clear that allotments have…
Our services, Volunteering

Celebrating World Food Day with our FOOD Clubs

Today it’s World Food Day, which offers us the chance to celebrate its theme of “food heroes”, who are helping…
Parenting tips

How to reduce your family’s food waste

To mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste we asked John – dad of one, gardener…
Our services, Parenting tips

Tips and tricks for perfect packed lunches 

It’s finally time for children and young people across the country to return to school – which for some families…
Our services, Parenting tips

Inspiring brunch ideas from our Holiday Hub team

Now that many of us are starting to get back to school and work, we may reminisce about our family…
News, Parenting tips

Back to school – low cost, high quality packed lunch inspiration with Bacofoil®

To help us support families preparing to go back to school, we have partnered with household favourite and kitchen helper,…
Our services, Real stories

Louise’s story: food, meal times and my family during lockdown

Louise, our National Food Services Operational Manager and mother to a teenager, shares her lockdown experience and the part food…
Fundraising, News

We’ve partnered with The Times Coronavirus Charity Appeal

We’ve partnered with The Times and The Sunday Times Emergency Coronavirus Appeal to support the thousands of vulnerable families we work…
News, Our services

How our National School Breakfast Programme is supporting schools during COVID-19

The National School Breakfast Programme is committed to continuing to support our schools throughout this most challenging time of COVID-19.…
News, Our services

The impact of breakfast on learning in children

Dr Katie Adolphus, Dr Clare Lawton and Professor Louise Dye from the Human Appetite Research Unit at the University of…