A 'life-saving' Glasgow charity will be helping hundreds of East End families during the Easter holidays.
PEEK (Possibilities for Each and Every Kid) will deliver a range of free holiday programmes to help keep Glasgow families fed, entertained and financially sound during the next two weeks.
Activities started on Monday and will run up until Friday, April 14 and families around the city are already showing their gratitude for the service.
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One parent said: "You’re not worrying all the time about what you’re going to give them for lunch."
While another added: "PEEK’s a lifesaver for activities to keep my kids busy during the holidays."
As part of the programme, the charity will be handing out supermarket and fuel vouchers to households across the city, as well as delivering ingredient boxes and essential hygiene and personal care products.
Schoolchildren will also benefit from the upcoming holiday programme, which will deliver outdoor activities for youngsters, provide free meals via a food truck, and hand out chocolate eggs and other easter treats.
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Emma Hill, head of operations at PEEK, said: "The school holidays are a particularly tough time for many families – now more so than ever with rising costs of childcare, food and fuel bills.
"This support from the Glasgow Community Anchors’ Fund means we can provide children with continued support outside of the classroom, and our PEEK-A-CHEW truck is fully stocked with healthy meals for them to enjoy.
"The food and fuel vouchers we offer are an essential lifeline for the families we work with, and I urge anybody struggling to pay their bills or feed their families to get in touch to see what help is available to them."
The holiday programme will be funded by the Glasgow Community Anchors’ Fund, which has provided the charity with a whopping £30,000.
The grant is a partnership between the HFD Charitable Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation.
Lauren McKenzie, trustee of the HFD Charitable Foundation, said: “The Glasgow Community Anchors’ Fund was set up to support fantastic causes that are making a huge difference to local communities across the city.
"Charities like the PEEK Project are proving to be invaluable as we continue to navigate the cost-of-living crisis, and it’s great to hear those children have a safe place to play and more families are being fed because of their excellent work."
While Nancy Doyle-Hall, executive director at the Virgin Money Foundation, added: "Seeing community groups like PEEK benefit from the Community Anchors' Fund is the reason it was established in the first place.
"The fund was designed to help local charities and community groups, but its impact is much wider, benefitting the entire community.
"That's particularly important in times like now when we're experiencing an increased cost of living."
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Activities will be delivered all over Glasgow and are open to everyone who shows up on the day.
To receive vouchers, families should come along to PEEK activities, and register their details and PEEK's family support coordinator will be in touch.
To find out more about the Easter sessions, or to contact PEEK, click HERE
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