Good Holiday Spirit vouchers distributed to homes – poverty reflected in families’ everyday eating habits as well

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This holiday season, donations made to the Good Holiday Spirit collection have brought food to the tables of a total of 28,000 low-income families with children. A survey targeted at the social and health care professionals who decide on the recipients of the vouchers shows that food shortage is not just a holiday period problem … Read more

Parents’ poverty reduces young people’s options – The Good Holiday Spirit collection starts on 21 November

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The financial situation of the family has a strong impact on which choices a young person may make regarding their own education and future. Services and the school alone cannot remove the disparity caused by differences in background. Instead, transfers of income are needed to support young people and combat poverty of families with children. … Read more

The Good Holiday Spirit collection helps families in need

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Hyvä Joulumieli, Good Holidays Spirit is a fundraising campaign, that gives out food vouchers to families with children which are in need. With the vouchers families can buy food for Christmas. The campaign is run by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and the Finnish Red Cross together with the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. The … Read more

Help from the Good Holiday Spirit collection has been delivered

This year, the donations collected in the Finnish Red Cross and the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare campaign helped a total of 28,000 low-income families with children. Food vouchers give many families a chance to have Christmas, but their situation must not be forgotten in everyday life. Thousands of companies and tens of thousands of … Read more

Good Holiday Spirit collection goal soon halfway achieved – ‘How did they know that we need help?’

So far, nearly 844,000 euros have been donated to the Good Holiday Spirit collection for domestic low-income families with children. Approximately 1.1 million euros are still required to reach the collection goal. With the help of the Good Holiday Spirit food voucher, low-income families with children have the chance to have a Christmas. During the … Read more