The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme

Spring Holiday 2023 activities for Glasgow Families

The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme will operate during the Spring 2023 holiday.
This holiday is between 3 April and 14 April, but please check with organisations which days they will be operating.

Find out what free activities are on offer for children and young people in your local community. There's something on offer for everyone, view the lists below to see what activities you can book your child into - with free food provided too thanks to our community and third sector providers. The list has contact details for the organisation delivering the programme in your area and all you need to do is get in touch with them to find out more.

A list of organisations and their delivery locations for the October Holiday 2022 programme can be found at the following link:

 CHFAP 2022-23 Venues [201kb]

You can view these delivery locations on a map here:

Aim of the Programme

The Fund is informed by the Glasgow City Council Strategic Plan and enables community organisations to provide nutritious food to children/young people using their services during school holiday periods. The Fund is for children/young people 0-18 years of age.

*The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme is a grant for community organisations. Information on School Meals and Clothing Grants can be found on the website here: www.glasgow.gov.uk/schoolsandlearning

Success to Date...

During 2018/19 the Children's Holiday Food Programme ran during the Summer, October and February holidays.

An evaluation report on the Summer 2018 programme can be viewed here.

During 2019/20 the Children's Holiday Food Programme ran during the Spring, Summer, October and February holidays.

An monitoring report on the Summer 2019 programme can be viewed here.

During 2020/21 the Children's Holiday Food Programme ran during the Spring, Summer, October and February holidays.

A monitoring report on the Summer 2020 programme can be viewed here.

During 2021/22 the Children's Holiday Food Programme ran during the Spring, Summer, October and February holidays.

A monitoring report on the Summer 2021 programme can be viewed here.

The fund is now closed for Applications

Glasgow City Council are no longer accepting applications for the Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme 2022/2023.

If you have any queries, please contact a member of the Grants & Initiatives Team on cesgrants@glasgow.gov.uk