Help us reach struggling children today
A £200 gift today would enable TLG to train and equip a new Make Lunch club to support around 40 different children and their families through the cost of living crisis this winter and beyond.*
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! With match funding, we will receive double the amount you generously give today. That makes a total of £400 towards changing the lives of struggling children!
Urgent Cost of Living Appeal
YOUR donations will help more children receive vital support in light of the cost of living crisis and the resulting impact on families.
We must act today, to help families like Sam's, who are having to make difficult choices in order to provide for their children.
"Now the pandemic is over, we are just moving forward into another crisis with the cost of living. Over the next few months I’m mainly worried about the energy crisis. What do you prioritise paying - food or energy? It’s a scary time."
- Sam, mother of four
Did you know?
There were 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2023. That's 31% of children, or nine in a classroom of 30.
- Department for Work and Pensions
From August 2020 to January 2021, 41% of households with children registered for Free School Meals reported food insecurity.
- The Food Foundation
In December 2021, over 90% of independent food banks reported an increase or a significant increase in need for emergency food parcels.
- Independent Food Aid Network
Through no fault of their own, millions of children and their families are being thrown into poverty or facing food insecurity; having to skip meals and go without essentials due to the ever-rising costs of food, fuel and household bills.
We are very concerned about the impact the cost of living will have on childhood. Many children face devastating struggles; feeling the burden of stress about finances, ongoing anxiety, facing a lack of sleep and affected concentration because of malnutrition, caring for siblings when parents have to take on additional work... the list goes on.
No child should be held back by the impact of poverty, but the reality is that many children will be. The real cost, is on their childhood.
I'll donate to help families struggling with the cost of living
Change starts with YOU.
No child should be held back by the impact of poverty or food insecurity.
We want to ease the burden on families by providing practical and emotional support to children whose wellbeing hangs in the balance. Prices keep going up, and unless we act today, children will bear the cost.
We want every child to be able to reach their full potential, not held back by circumstances beyond their control. Every child should have a full tummy. Every child should have dedicated support to help them learn and grow. Every child should have someone to talk to. Your donations will help ensure children are not held back by the devastating impact of the cost of living crisis.
The support we get from our local church family certainly helps to lessen the burden. The anxiety slowly goes down when you’ve got more people to talk to and more familiar faces around. Make Lunch always gives us something to look forward to. - Sam, Jamiey-Louise, Jasmine, Cali, Alice's mum
*All gifts will be unrestricted so that we can be responsive, enabling us to help children and support churches where the need is greatest.
