Greater Manchester councils given £15m to fund holiday clubs for kids on free school meals
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids Councils across Greater Manchester have been given £15m to fund holiday clubs for disadvantaged kids.
Following successful pilots with the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme in other areas last year, it's the first time authorities in this region have benefited from the government funding.
The aim of the HAF programme is to make free places available to children eligible for and in receipt of free school meals for the equivalent of at least four hours a day, four days a week, six weeks a year. READ MORE: "A s*** show of a year for kids": Why school bubbles were destined to fail This covers four weeks in the summer
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