Magic Breakfast’s vision is that no child is too hungry to learn. We deliver free breakfasts and support to over 200,000 schoolchildren in disadvantaged communities facing hunger every day. At just 28p per breakfast, it’s a simple intervention that sets children up for success and has a far-reaching impact on every child’s life.

Having a tummy full of food each morning helps a child to concentrate in their classes, giving them the opportunity to fulfil their potential and break the cycle of poverty. If children have empty tummies, we may as well have empty classrooms.

Children should be hungry to learn, not just hungry. Prior to the pandemic, 1.7 million children were at risk of hunger in the UK. That number now stands at over 4 million. Hungry children can’t concentrate so their ability to learn is impacted from the outset, leaving more than a quarter of all children at risk of missing out on their education.

Children who don’t qualify for free school lunches but whose parents are struggling to make ends meet are falling between the cracks, meaning that a breakfast at the start of the day can be a lifeline.

Funds raised by The Access Group will help Magic Breakfast in our mission of ensuring that no child is too hungry to learn, and it would have a tremendous impact on the lives of children and young people who rely on our support each day. Research shows that our ‘magic’ breakfasts can boost attainment in key subjects by an average of two months’ progress in primary school and can improve GCSE results by up to two grades, dramatically changing children’s future prospects.

Together we can feed more children and fuel more futures.