Food4Children

We are a small local charity, which we set-up to help address a need in our area of Sunninghill, Ascot, Cheapside and Sunningdale. Our express aim is to provide fresh, healthy food on a weekly basis for the benefit of local children whose families are struggling to make ends meet.  Concern for the well-being and health of our local children lies at the heart of our initiative.

Good nutrition is essential in giving children the very best life chances, positively impacting on their physical and emotional well being and on their ability to learn. Currently the weekly delivery to each of our families comprises a box of fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, butter, and cheese. The emphasis being on fresh, nutritious food for the children’s benefit.  Our success is based on working closely with local state schools who, knowing their children, are able to help us identify families in need.

Some recent comments given to us: 

Two mums said that receiving the fresh vegetables prompted them to make soup with their children.  

One child calls the Friday delivery “a box of treasure – it’s like jewels!”  

Another loves the boxes on Friday because “they make my mum happy.” 

More than one parent has said that if it comes from the box, their fussy child will eat it!    

Over the past year or so we have raised money from our friends and local organisations, who have generously given us enough to provide weekly boxes to a number of local families.  All contributions we receive. are spent on our “fresh food boxes” – we have a lovely band of volunteers who give freely of their time to help run all areas of our operation!!!   We are delighted to have recently acquired Registered Charity status together with Gift Aid registration. 

We know there are more families that we can reach out to, and we not only want to continue to support our present ones, as long as they need our help, but also to expand our efforts to embrace others that are finding it difficult.   

To put the charity onto a more sustainable footing and to reach out to additional families in need, we want to raise more regular funding from sympathetic local people and businesses. We would value your help and are asking you to join us to make sure our local children in struggling families are not only well fed, but never go hungry. 

Security of income is vitally important to continue and grow our initiative and monthly donations by standing order provide this. Pledging an amount to support us monthly, no matter how small, would be gratefully appreciated. However, we understand that this commitment does not suit everyone, and one-off donations are most gratefully received as well.    

Thank you for reading this. Please consider giving now. if you would like to help us support our Local Children by clicking on our donate now button. You can either donate a one off payment or if you are able to, please set up a monthly payment to help our charity. All amounts are greatly appreciated and will really help us buy good quality food for local children, whose families are struggling to make ends meet.  

If you require any further information or you would like to discuss any questions you may have, please email us at: info@food4children.uk