Teaching activity
Living below the Poverty Line: Summer Lunch Clubs
Jim Riley
8th September 2017
The following video provides an insight into a growing concern for many British families; that is, how to provide regular meals during holiday time. Approximately a third of families live below the poverty line in the UK and these lunch clubs may become more common in the future as families struggle financially.
'I had to go without food so the children could eat' - BBC Stories
Jim Riley
Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.
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