Full Bellies Lunches will begin from Monday 10th February.

This programme is available to any family who would like assistance with school lunches.

Check out their website for more information or see your child's class teacher if you would like your child/ren to be added to the list of students who receive lunches on a daily, occasional or one off basis, from Full Bellies.

The Full Bellies Charity

This amazing charity opened its doors to six children in March 2022 as a registered charity and became a charitable trust in December 2022. The idea came over a coffee with a principal who informed Kate that the issue was right in front us, the children in the Northwest of Christchurch living in financial hardship did not receive funding from the Government schemes and were arriving at school hungry, tired, and unable to engage or learn in their school environment - this was the moment it all began.

Kate and Mike Pauling along with Kelly Hames originally operated for first 12 months out of their residential home in Christchurch, hallways rapidly filled with trestle tables, and very quickly it became apparent this charity was growing and was very much needed in Christchurch.