Applications open for 'Feast of Fun' & 'Big Day Out' grants

First published on: 7th June 2023

Churches across the Diocese of Liverpool are now being invited to apply for Feast of Fun grants to help provide more than 5,000 meals for children and families across the Diocese, this summer.

The Network of Kindness project, run by Together Liverpool, is offering microgrants of up to £2.40 per participant, allowing churches to run community food activities and help tackle holiday hunger.

This year a further two Big Day Out grants of up to £500 each are also available for two churches to provide a day out for at least 25 children and young people. Learn more about how to apply for a Feast of Fun or Big Day Out microgrant here.

The fund is open to all Network of Kindness members in the Diocese of Liverpool area, thanks to a Together Liverpool partnership with Meals & More. It's free to join the Network of Kindness - click here to sign up today. 

Churches who have previously received the grants reported that they helped connect and strengthen relationships with local families in their communities, as well as providing a much-needed support with holiday food budgets.

Rev Linda Riley-Dawkin of St Michael with St Thomas, Ditton commented "The grant made a huge difference in strengthening relationships with families in our community. It also provided an opportunity in strengthening our connections with a variety of local community partnerships here in Widnes - who after the success of this event now want to work on more projects together.

"Our Feast of Fun Activity made a massive difference to the families in our community and parents were very grateful for the support that we offered them. A lot of families who are struggling financially shared openly how receiving a healthy lunch for both themselves and their children was a 'weight off my mind' and 'an answer to prayer because I don't get paid until the end of the week'.”

Applications for the grants must be submitted by 5pm on Sunday 9th July, with churches notified on the outcome of their application by 14th July.

Information on the criteria and how to apply for the Feast of Fun grant can be found here, and for the Big Day Out grants here

Read more about how previous grants allowed 16 churches to provide more 3,000 Feast of Fun meals for children and families at Together Liverpool here.

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