This year in 2023, the Salvation Army preschool at Leigh on Sea celebrates 50 years of working with families in the local community. In 2023 due to the cost-of-living crisis, The Salvation Army at Leigh on Sea has identified an ever-increasing need within the local community to provide a breakfast and after-school club to support families in the local area.

In recent research carried out by us, we have identified that several schools in the area have a long waiting list and cannot take any more children due to the demand for this provision. So, children cannot attend these events; parents are being forced back to work but cannot go back due to childcare shortages in the local community; our preschool manager sent out a Facebook post, and within 24 hours, over 100 parents came forward and asked how they could sign their children up for this provision.

The Salvation Army at Leigh on Sea aims to be the heart of the community by serving the community in the best way possible by responding to the communitys needs. This project is one way we can support our community by offering the provision of breakfast and afterschool clubs to the families of our local community.

We are looking to fundraise for this project, £80,000, to set this project up so that we can support and work in partnership with local families. Your monetary donation will enable us to help families during this time. Thank you for your help and support.