Legacy Youth Zone Croydon to give free hot meals to young people this winter
By Jill Dando News
- In response to the cost of living crisis, Legacy Youth Zone, part of the Onside Network of Youth Zones in the UK, has been given funding from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) to provide free hot meals this winter starting from January 2025.
- Legacy Youth Zone previously provided free hot meals for members in December 2023, which saw 2,300 young people receive hot meals.
Legacy Youth Zone is a safe space for young people in Croydon aged 8-19 (or up to 25 with additional needs) and has a range of different activities for young people to get involved in.
With a yearly membership of just £5 per year and 50p per session, it is the ideal safe space for members to express their feelings and learn new skills.
Legacy Youth Zone has a number of different activities including a fully equipped gym, music room, recording studio, podcast room, art room, boxing gym and so much more; which young people can access all rooms for just 50p a day.
Normally, hot meals at the Youth Zone cost just £1 to help give young people the opportunity to have a hot home cooked meal and socialise with other young people.
Many families up and down the country face difficulties with the cost-of-living, this funding will be used to supply free meals for all young people that attend the Youth Zone this winter.
Legacy Youth Zone in Croydon is just one of the available OnSide Youth Zones in London, there is also West Youth Zone in Hammersmith and Fulham, Unitas in Barnet and Future Youth Zone in Barking and Dagenham.
