Holiday food projects will get three-quarters of a million pounds to feed thousands of children over the October and spring holidays.

A total of 52 organisations will share £742,524 to run projects with activities with food provided.

The Children’s Holiday Food Programme has been running over recent years to ensure children who rely on free school meals do not go hungry when schools are closed over the holidays.

Projects are being funded across Glasgow, in every council ward.

Most projects are in the north-east with 20 projects funded.

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There are 11 in the south of the city and 10 in the north-west of the city.

Another four are city-wide and four covering north-east and north-west and two covering north-east and south.

The biggest allocation is being made to PEEK (Possibilities for Each and Every Kid) which will get £64,708 to provide activities and food city-wide.

Achieve More charity covering the north-east and north-west of the city will get £54,312 to cover both October and the spring holidays.

Other city-wide projects include Well Fed Scotland which will get £48,918 and FARE receiving £45,549.

New Gorbals Housing Association is to get £43,800 for projects in the south of the city.

Partick Thistle Charitable Trust will have £34,674 to spend on its projects across the city.

The most projects are in the areas with the most deprived areas.

Dennistoun has 14 projects, East Centre ward which includes Carntyne and Riddrie has 13 projects, North East, Shettleston and Calton all have 12 each.

Bernadette Monaghan, director of community empowerment at Glasgow City Council, said, in a report to councillors: “The Children’s Holiday Food and Activity Programme provides for a hot meal and snack to be made available to Glasgow’s nursery, primary and secondary pupils during school holiday periods.

“It is intended to complement existing activities by third sector organisations and for the majority of funds to go towards the provision of food.

“Education Services continue to distribute payments to families who are in receipt of free school meals. This scheme aims to ensure that across the city, along with this programme, the most vulnerable children and young people receive food throughout the holiday periods.”

The allocations are to be implemented immediately under the council’s scheme where senior officers can take decisions without seeking committee approval.