Eradicating holiday hunger

Register your interest for our Break Free Summer Holiday activities now!

Who is Break Free for?

Break Free is a holiday programme for children aged 8–13 living in South Bristol. The programme is open to children in receipt of Free School Meals.

Children attending Break Free will take part in a range of fun activities, enjoy nutritious meals each day, and spend their school holidays in a safe, supportive environment with trained staff.

If your child meets the criteria above, you can register your interest to join an upcoming Break Free holiday programme.

Take a look at a recent trip

How it works

The programme is part of a Bristol-wide project called Your Holiday Hub. It delivers a range of great activities at the same time as alleviating holiday hunger.

Whilst delivering fun and inspiring sessions, our trained staff also provide the young people with breakfast and lunch to ensure they get at least two meals throughout the day.

Our Holiday Camps

We deliver high quality holiday camps throughout South Bristol. Break Free centres help youngsters to Break Free from:

Being hungry during the school holidays or being unable to cover the costs of lunches during these times.

Having nothing to do during the holidays.

Having nowhere to go other than staying at home or out on the streets.

Having no-one to talk to.

Having to pay for high quality services

Screens and boredom.

Break Free is based on years of working in communities in South Bristol, feedback from young people and families, and our experience of what works. It is a simple concept that utilises a great consortium of partner agencies who want to be a part of the solution, led and delivered by organisations who understand these struggles and have the existing relationships with the young people, families, and partners to deliver the programme.

Our Impact

Years of the programme

1795

Young people in 2025

205

Volunteers

Community partners

Net Promotor Score (NPS)

87 92%

are on free meals

With a further

8%

at risk

99%

said they would come again

93%

said our staff helped them to enjoy themselves

95%

would recommend to a friend

93%

said they now want to visit new places

95%

are interested in things they didn’t know before

93%

said they are happier speaking to children they don’t know

80%

learnt new things

90%

have made new friends

83%

visited places they haven’t been too before

Thank you for the fabulous work you do with our children. My daughter loves coming to your Break Free days. Alisha loves her time with you guys. She has made some lovely friends. Thank you for making her feel welcome and included. Awesome job!

Alysha’s mum