Two city charities have teamed up to ensure hundreds of children don’t go hungry during the lockdown.
Aberdeen FC Community Trust (AFCCT) has been awarded a grant of £25,000 by Northsound Cash for Kids, which is being used to buy and distribute food parcels to some of Aberdeen’s most vulnerable families.
The emergency appeal was launched to raise money to help support families affected by the impact of Coronavirus, and provide basic essentials such as food, gas and electricity.
Thanks to generous donations and fundraising efforts, more than £88,000 has been raised since it launched on March 22.
Volunteers from AFCCT and Aberdeen Football Club, including first team players, have already been delivering much-needed food parcels across the city as part of the #StillStandingFree campaign to support vulnerable people.
Following the successful grant application, it is estimated a further 800 families will benefit from donations of food.
Chief executive of AFCCT Liz Bowie said: “The partnership with Cash for Kids is a brilliant example of charities working together in a time of crisis to reach local people who need an extra helping hand.
“The grant will be used to support families who are known to us through projects such as the Food and Fun programme, which was set up to help prevent school children going hungry during school holidays and alleviate the burden on low-income families during that time.”
