Key Impact Data
We were disappointed in KCC’s decision to decommission our Family Hub contract at the end of 2024/25. We had delivered these and prior children’s centre services for 20 years and were one of the most successful settings in the county according to KCC’s own data. Our campaign to save these services helped raise our profile though and even more families were supported as a result. We are still seeing the impact that the cost of living is having on many families but thanks to our Family Finance Worker and Fuel & Water Home Adviser, we have been able to offer targeted support. Our virtual offer and engagement has significantly increased this year, thanks to our campaign work.
Our childcare services performed strongly, providing good quality care and early education to hundreds of local children. Seashells Nursery expanded to create additional places for babies in support of the government expansion of working parent childcare. We have created a larger, newly refurbished, air conditioned space for our 0-2s. We also invested in the installation of a new wet pour rubber playground for our 3-4 year olds during the year and plan to continue our refurbishment and upgrading programme.
Despite the challenges of the additional cost of food production, logistics and reduced levels of public food donations, our food services were able to hold their ground and expand in some areas. Food box production in The Family Food Bank decreased slightly, mainly due to less resource from the Household Support Fund. Kent Community Pantry’s membership grew and we were pleased to launch two additional pantries in Medway and Folkestone this year. FareShare Kent, has also had its strongest performance since the pandemic. We redistributed 1,000 tonnes of food, an increase of c.23% and we also increased the number of charities and community groups we support. In September we also began opening on Saturdays, which has helped to further strengthen the operation.
Our childcare services performed strongly, providing good quality care and early education to hundreds of local children. Seashells Nursery expanded to create additional places for babies in support of the government expansion of working parent childcare. We have created a larger, newly refurbished, air conditioned space for our 0-2s. We also invested in the installation of a new wet pour rubber playground for our 3-4 year olds during the year and plan to continue our refurbishment and upgrading programme.
Despite the challenges of the additional cost of food production, logistics and reduced levels of public food donations, our food services were able to hold their ground and expand in some areas. Food box production in The Family Food Bank decreased slightly, mainly due to less resource from the Household Support Fund. Kent Community Pantry’s membership grew and we were pleased to launch two additional pantries in Medway and Folkestone this year. FareShare Kent, has also had its strongest performance since the pandemic. We redistributed 1,000 tonnes of food, an increase of c.23% and we also increased the number of charities and community groups we support. In September we also began opening on Saturdays, which has helped to further strengthen the operation.
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