Fit and Fed gives children and young people the opportunity to take part in fun physical activity and enjoy nutritious, healthy meals during the school holidays, tackling three key challenges for families living in underserved communities: food poverty, isolation, and inactivity.
For too many young people, school holidays can be a time of hardship, hunger and isolation, as families in underserved communities struggle to fund the added food and childcare costs that the holidays bring. Fit and Fed exists to plug that gap.
Since its inception in 2016, the campaign has benefited 66,198 children/young people, with a whopping 528,582 free meals being provided in this time.
The Fit and Fed campaign continues to be a lifeline for low-income families, with activities taking place across England and Wales. But in a post-Covid world there are still thousands of young people experiencing holiday hunger and who are physically inactive and isolated.
Now more than ever it is vital that initiatives like Fit and Fed are there to give young people and their families the support they need, and to contribute to the nation’s recovery.
Our work on holiday gap provision
Addressing holiday gap provision remains a key priority for StreetGames, and our Fit and Fed campaign aims to tackle three distinct challenges: holiday hunger, isolation, and inactivity. We work tirelessly to ensure we secure enough funding to provide physical activity sessions and healthy meals to underserved young people across the UK. Fit and Fed also provides opportunities to deliver other social outcomes such as improving mental health, reducing social isolation, nutritious eating, and educational support.
Through delivering Fit and Fed during school holidays, we have also created pathways into year-round activity such as locally delivered Doorstep Sport. Our evidence tells us that sporting activity is a critical component of successfully engaging underserved young people and their families – it is the hook that leads to other interventions.
The importance of Fit and Fed
My friend suggested the Fit and Fed sessions, so I came to the first one and I was just blown away. I started playing a few games with my son and then one of the volunteers came up and got him engaged and in the end, I could just walk away and leave him."
Parent, Flintshire
Research & Insights
Fit and Fed resources
Fit and Fed 2023 resource pack
Download our resource pack, featuring training and funding opportunities, food and activity ideas and more.
NSAFD Food & Drink Careers Passport
Earn your Food & Drink Careers Passport from the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink
February Fit and Fed Wales 2024
Hear about the successes and importance of Fit and Fed in Welsh communities.
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