The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme

Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme October 2023

The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme will operate during the October 2023 school holiday.

This holiday is between 16 October and 20 October 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 2023 programme can be found at the following link:

 CHFAP Venues October 2023 [227kb]

You can view these delivery locations on a map here:

The map can be viewed fullscreen here: link to fullscreen map

Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme Spring 2024

Details of the Spring 2024 programme will be available here prior to Spring 2024 school holiday.

This holiday is between 2 April and 12 April 2024 but please check with organisations which days they will be operating.

Aim of the Programme

The Programme 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 Programme 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.

During 2022/23 the Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme ran during the Summer, October, and Spring holidays.

A monitoring report on the Summer 2022 programme can be viewed here.