Donations to the Good Holiday Spirit campaign will once again help low-income families with children in Finland this year. The donations will be used to purchase food vouchers worth 70 euros, which will bring relief and hope to 18,000 families who are facing difficult circumstances, such as low household income, unemployment or a crisis. Inequality is … Read more

A survey conducted by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) and the Finnish Red Cross reveals that poverty manifests itself in the everyday lives of low-income families with children as mental distress and a lack of basic necessities. The Good Holiday Spirit campaign, which starts on Thursday, will help distribute food gift vouchers to … Read more

Poverty among families with children is a major social problem in Finland. Around 130,000 children, or 13% of all children, live in low-income families. Cuts to social security have further exacerbated the plight of families in a vulnerable situation. Starting on 14 November, the Good Holiday Spirit collection, organised by the Mannerheim League for Child … Read more

The future worries low-income families with children applying for help through the Finnish Red Cross’s food aid and the phone and chat services for parents of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL). The goal of the Good Holiday Spirit collection organised by these two organisations and Yle is to distribute food vouchers for Christmas … Read more