Ensuring the children of key workers are well fed
CASE STUDY 2 FOOD
FEEDING THE children of key workers who have still been attending school during the coronavirus crisis has been a significant challenge.
One of the firms that has been helping ensure children are well fed is ISS education, who work with more than 600 education establishments across the country.
They have been providing food hampers packed with all the ingredients families need to cook meals at home for their children
Linda Cregan is the food services director for ISS education. She said around 200 of the schools it serves have stayed open to feed vulnerable and key worker children. “We wanted to make sure we were doing everything possible and making it as easy as possible for schools to find solutions locally to what they needed,” she said. “We have had a mixed bag offering packed lunches, collections, and hot meals.”
One of the establishments they have worked with is the Waterton Academy Trust, which is based in Wakefield.
Linda said: “The trust wanted to be able to provide families with the ingredients that they could then cook the meals at home with for their children.”