Holidays Are Fun annual report 2024 to 2025
Donations
Food donations
Stockton-on-Tees Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) providers were lucky to be supported generously by Warburtons during 2024 to 2025 which allowed providers to offer an extra meal or snack and carry out a food education activity with children such as making pizzas and sandwiches. Through the Stockton-on-Tees Food Power Network, our delivery partner was able to source donations from supermarkets. Regular supermarket collections usually destined for schools which were closed during the school holidays were redirected to HAF providers. Providers also accessed donations and support from other organisations including major supermarket chains and local food providers. Providers did note that it is becoming more difficult to source donations from supermarkets as many more organisations are now contacting community champions and requesting support due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Other donations
In Easter 2024 we recognised that some children may not have access to hygiene products, so we launch a campaign 'Hygiene for HAF'. The campaign invited staff from both internal at the Council and within Catalyst to donate hygiene items that would be suitable for bathing or showering. We had an overwhelming response and were able to make over 100 hygiene bags that went to families across the Borough.
Match funding
Providers reported that they received the following match funding from local organisations in 2024 to 2025:
- Easter 2024: £11,072
- summer 2024: £27,591
- Christmas 2024: £3,672
