HAF Annual Report 2022/23

Feedback from our HAF providers, families of young people who have attended a HAF holiday club, and from surveys.

Following from surveys that were sent out after HAF sessions had run these were the key points taken from the data:

• There were 227 responses to our parent/carer surveys for the Easter, Summer and Christmas 2022 HAF programmes.
• 93.4% of children or young people 'really enjoyed' or 'enjoyed' their clubs.
• 83.2% of children or young people 'really enjoy' or 'enjoyed' the food provided at the clubs.

‘My son has an EHCP as he is registered blind. There is never usually anything accessible for him so I was delighted that this club was available. They had lovely food, helpful staff and great activities including an accessible egg hunt.’

‘These clubs are great for my son; he loves them and it gives him something active to do in the holidays when funds at home are short. He also says the food is great.’

‘The HAF club has really helped my daughter with her mental health and confidence. She took part in healthy cooking activities there and this has encouraged her to make healthy choices at home. It has also encouraged more fitness and exercise that she wouldn’t normally do by herself.’

Further feedback can be found in the full PDF report available to download.

‘We had so many friendship success stories. Children quickly built bonds and looked forward to coming back. One of our attendees was a non-verbal autistic child. One of our HAF participants really took a liking to them, showing empathy, kindness and understanding.’

‘We have been supporting lots of children who have autistic spectrum disorder, with some requiring 1:1 support. This did not stop positive social interactions from taking place. It was so warming to see how our children on the programme displayed inclusiveness and understanding to others. ‘

Further feedback can be found in the full PDF report available to download.