The Winter Warmer Breakfast initiative returned to North Ayrshire’s secondary schools on Monday 4 November.
Free breakfast will be offered to all North Ayrshire secondary pupils every morning from Monday 4 November 2024.
All secondary schools will be offering a free breakfast to pupils every morning which includes either a hot roll or two of the following: fruit pot, croissant, cheese scone, pancake or toast.
It is hoped the warm breakfasts will take some of the pressure off families when the cost of living bites hardest.
Carolyn Hope, Senior Manager (Facilities Management) shared: “We are fully committed to ensuring children and young people have the best start in life, building a fair and equal society for all.
“The Council’s warm breakfasts are another small step we can take to help families most in need across the region.
“We recognise as the Cost-of-Living crisis continues to put pressure on families, child poverty is more prominent than ever, so it is important to do all that we can to alleviate the stress for families.
“Thank you to our catering staff who have helped provide these warm breakfasts over the last few weeks when the young people need it the most.”
The free Winter Warmer breakfasts will run in secondary schools until Friday 28 March 2025.
For further support this winter, check out the Council’s Cost-of-Living support webpage.