Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance Tanya Ward has called for a programme to assist families coping with"holiday hunger" following the success of the Government's hot school meals programme.
She said hunger makes younger children"feel unloved" and for older children the hunger"does affect their mental health".Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Ms Ward said there was no summer holiday for families in need of support just an enormous amount of stress.
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