What is the Holiday Activities and Food programme?
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is funded by the Department for Education. The programme aims to support the wellbeing of children aged between 5 and 16 years, focusing on physical and mental wellbeing by providing a variety of activities during school holidays.
Local activity providers run face-to-face sessions that are fully funded for children and young people aged 5 to16 years and receiving benefits-related free school meals. There are also places available for families with low income and who live in one of Nottinghamshire's priority postcodes – these places are granted on an individual basis. Contact the HAF team if you feel that you could be eligible.
Included in each session is a meal; this may be breakfast or lunch depending on the programme offered.
The aims of the programme are:
- to support children to eat healthily
- to support children to active during school holidays
- to support children in their understanding of health and nutrition
- to support families to be engaged with local support services.
To learn more about the programme, read the annual reports:
