Cannock based business lender spreads festive cheer with extra holiday programme places for school children
Staffordshire school children will benefit from free healthy meals during the school holidays thanks to a £2,500 donation from business lender UKSE.
School children in Stoke-on-Trent will have the opportunity to access the Hubb Foundation’s Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) programme during the Christmas holidays which aims to support vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families across the city.
Hosted at school and community venues during the Easter, summer and Christmas school holiday periods, the HAF programme offers four hours of free physical and enrichment activities together with healthy meals for children across the city. The Hubb Foundation are an independent and socially inclusive charity dedicated to supporting families and communities in creating happy, healthy school holidays.
Providing strategic loan and equity packages of up to £1m to generate growth, create local job opportunities and bolster the economy, UKSE’s local team based in Cannock was recently set up to support SMEs across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry, Staffordshire and Telford.
UKSE regional executive Mike Lowe commented: “The Hubb Foundation is a great charity doing good around the city. Their HAF programme is an important initiative, supporting vulnerable children in disadvantaged areas and we would encourage other businesses to support this worthwhile programme.”
The Hubb Foundation CEO Adam Yates added: “Not only are families in the city struggling with child poverty and fuel poverty, but many families also have to make the tough decision of whether to buy cooking equipment or beds for their children.
“The HAF programme supports around 45,000 children each year and the support from UKSE will allow us to open up more places over the Christmas period. We couldn’t run this programme without the support of businesses like UKSE so we are immensely grateful.”
