Mansfield Building Society donates £6,000 to Schools Out appeal

School’s Out provide emergency food parcels five days a week, 52 weeks a year and also steps in to support families in need to ensure every child has access to necessary schoolwear and other educational essentials.

The charity aims to alleviate pressure on families as much as possible through donations from local businesses.

The project team has seen a large rise in the number of children that need its support meaning it has had to stretch its finite resources even further this year, at a time when donations are falling generally for charities and other volunteer-led campaigns.

Whilst the Government may have extended its free school meal provision through the festive period, it may not help all those in need.

Many people in the area will remain on reduced wages, supported by the furlough scheme and therefore may not qualify for free meals, alongside anyone who has recently been made redundant.

Amanda Fisher, School’s Out champion said: "This donation is absolutely fantastic.

"It enables us to carry on doing what we have always done over the Christmas period, supporting local families with food vouchers other essential items.

We can't thank Mansfield Building Society enough for its support and generosity.

"Sometimes it takes the community to come together and support one another in times of hardship and this is exactly that – a collaborative effort for the children of Mansfield.

"It’s a Mansfield miracle.

“We are so pleased to have Mansfield Building Society's full support and I hope other businesses join in and help ensure we can keep up the important work for as long as we are needed!"

Richard Crisp, Mansfield Building Society’s commercial development executive, commented “As a local building society, we’re here for the community, so when we saw the call to action from the School’s Out appeal, we wanted to do everything we could to help.

" We hope this donation helps ease the financial strain over the festive period and provides support to those most in need.”