Dalmarknock and Ibrox Primaries in Glasgow both opened kids clubs’ every weekday throughout July as part of the Food, Families, Futures Programme run by charity Children in Scotland.
The schools offered meals and activities for famiies that struggle financially without free school meals.
The club provided a healthy lunch, a range of activities and games for children, and an opportunity for families to socialise with each other, school staff and community partners.
Children in Scotland set up the programme in response to schools reporting that many parents faced severe difficulties during holiday periods when they had no entitlement to free school meals.
Dalmarnock Primary in Glasgow has a roll of 398 pupils, of which 56 per cent are registered for free school meals, while Ibrox has 250 nursery and primary school children and take up of free meals is 54.5 per cent.
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