2.1 million children in the UK are facing food poverty. Food is crucial for a child’s health and development. Without proper nutrition, children can face severe, irreversible changes in development: weak immune systems, stunted growth, and risk of heart disease. The cost of healthy food is rising higher than unhealthy food. At school, teachers are increasingly seeing children too hungry to learn. If we don’t act, this will be devastating for the next generation.

City Harvest rescues nutritious surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, and delivers it, for free, to local children’s organisations across 30 London boroughs. If we hit our target, we can provide an extra 300,000 meals to 45,000 children in need. Over 45% of this food will be healthy fresh fruit and vegetables, improving children's nutrition, mental and physical development, and opportunities later in life. Please help City Harvest to feed and improve the futures of London's children.