Cafe Inc serves over 130,000 meals to Fifers

Fife Council’s innovative, holiday lunch-club , Cafe Inc, provided more than 130,000 meals to children and families during the school holidays last year.

The council invested £400,000 last year to help provide the meals as a way of tackling school holiday 
hunger.

At the communities and housing committee on Thursday, Paul Vaughan, head of communities and neighbourhoods, told councillors: “The total number of meals served over the last year, from the pilot in April in Cowdenbeath to the full roll-out, was over 130,000 meals provided.

“We are planning now for Easter to look at what venues are available and the menus.”

Councillor Linda Erskine, convener of the Cowdenbeath area committee, thanked Mr Vaughan and his team.

She said: “I just wanted to thank the facilities and catering staff, many of whom gave up their holidays to volunteer at these events.”

Over Christmas, 5000 meals were provided both as in-venue hot lunches and take away boxes with 
provision for three meals. 

Previously Councillor Judy Hamilton said: “It’s a very sad fact that during school holidays many 
children in Fife go hungry.

“We don’t think this is acceptable for any of our children and as part of our drive towards a Fairer Fife we are putting investment in place to try to combat this.”