Faith groups are invited to apply for Feast of Fun grants to help tackle school holiday hunger by running community food activities for children and families, this Easter.
The fund is open to Network of Kindness members in the Diocese of Liverpool area to apply for grants of between £50 and £500, thanks to our partnership with Meals & More.
Activities must be based around healthy food and wellbeing, and include a fitness or educational activity as well – for example a craft, dodge ball game, or music and dancing.
Projects are expected to provide meals with in a budget of around £1 to £1.50 per head, so for an event serving 50 meals, we would expect applications in the region of £50 to £75.
All applications for these grants must be submitted via this form by midnight on Sunday March 8th. Activities must take place during the school Easter holidays (March 28th – Aril 12th), and we require monitoring data to be returned by Sunday March 3rd.
Previous participants have reported the grants helped connect and strengthen relationships with local families in their communities, as well as providing a much-needed support with holiday food budgets.
Twenty-three faith groups received funding to provide over 3,000 meals during the Easter holidays last year.
Joseph Cottrell, Social Action Lead Development Officer for Together Liverpool said: “We are blown away every year by the amount of great activities that happen across Merseyside. We are keen to hear from groups of all faiths who would like to run an activity, particularly those in more economically deprived areas.”
You can read more stories from previous participants our Easter 2025 Feast of Fun
It’s free to join the Network of Kindness if you are not already a member, and we cover the whole area covered by the Diocese of Liverpool including: Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Halton, Warrington, Wigan, West Lancashire and Liverpool.
Please direct any enquiries about the Feast of Fun Grants to our Social Action Development Lead Officer Joseph Cottrell.
