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<p>King Charles at the Felix Project with Evening Standard proprietor Lord Lebedev </p>
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King’s royal seal of approval for the Felix Project

Charles met with staff, volunteers and Evening Standard proprietor Lord Lebedev at the Felix Project during a tour of its warehouse and kitchens in Poplar

<p>Our grants provide vital help, such as food, fuel vouchers, warm places to meet, activities for young people and more</p>
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Our £4 million to ease breadline crisis

On the Breadline: £2.78m handed out to over 200 charities as parents hail our appeal as godsend

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‘Tensions at home aren’t just battles over bread and milk’

Children often bear the brunt of their family’s cost of living crisis. David Cohen talks to two beneficiaries of our appeal who give vital support

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On the Breadline: Donation page

The Evening Standard Christmas appeal to help those facing devastating ‘heat or eat’ choices this winter

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‘This place feels like a safehouse, I can be myself and feel warmth’

As we reveal our appeal total of £3.7million, a final report from one of the projects where your money will make a vital impact

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Moments of comfort ‘offer prospect of hope’ as costs hit families

Therapy 4 Healing provides wellbeing treatments such as massages and reflexology at pop-up clinics in south London

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Sara Cox: Helping out shows harsh reality of cost of living crisis

The BBC Radio 2 presenter visited the Foodie Friday event run by the charity Guiding Hands, one of the groups eligible for funding from our Christmas appeal

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On The Breadline: Arts factory that’s become a social network

The cost of living crisis is hitting home like never before. Thomas Kingsley visits a centre in Wales that helps keep the community together

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Thank You! Five-figure gifts boost our appeal past £3.2 million mark

On the final day of our partnership with The Childhood Trust, we can announce that this alliance has raised £1.2 million

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On the pitch, they forget their fears... for 90 minutes

At Bloomsbury Football, children get fed before they make new friends in a kickabout and put everyday worries out of their mind. Josh Salisbury reports

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On the Breadline: ‘We make happy memories for traumatised kids’

Sean Mendez tells David Cohen how young lives can be transformed at Solidarity Sports, the charity he helps runs in west London

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Faith leaders unite to add their voices to On The Breadline appeal

They said it was a lifeline for those struggling with the “profound challenges” of the cost-of-living crisis.

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Food bus to stop outside hospital so patients and staff can stock up

One in four hospitals has set up food banks to support staff, including nurses.

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Standard’s On the Breadline appeal hits £3million mark

Christmas cost of living appeal passes incredible milestone

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On the Breadline: Art centre dishes up breakfast for hungry children

Parents worried about putting food on the table are often too anxious to play with their children, so funding for one centre is crucial. David Cohen reports

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On the Breadline: ‘We are broke now but wont be broke for ever’

The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey provides a lifeline for many hard-pressed families struggling to cope ahead of Christmas. Anna Davis reports.

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Do what you can to help struggling Londoners, says David Morrissey

Backing from The Walking Dead and Sherwood star comes as the amount raised rose to over £2.65 million

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Bedtime story under the street lamps from the doorstep army

Volunteers who read to children and take their minds off the reality of the cost of living crisis are a godsend. Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports

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Princess of Wales backs our ‘vital’ On the Breadline appeal

Kate hails Standard’s drive to combat cost-of-living crisis

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When the children break up for the holidays how will they cope?

One nursery provides a foodbank for those in need — and our Christmas appeal will help ensure it gets extra resources

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‘What my little girl is having to deal with breaks my heart’

A mother’s plight is reflected in cases across London. But one charity stands out as a beacon of hope. David Cohen reports

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£500,000 boost from charity takes our cost of living appeal to £2.5m

‘We hoped things would improve after lockdown. But they are getting worse’

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On the Breadline: Spectre of mould poses greater threat this winter

The death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to mould in his flat in Rochdale has sharpened anxieties for some asthma sufferers

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‘People ask will it be OK this winter? I just don’t know’

One charity worker gives her searing account of the impact of the cost of living crisis to Maryam Zakir-Hussain

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On the Breadline: Welcome to the club that offers hope and help

Times are extra tough for families in temporary accommodation. Parent Club has some of the answers, reports Robert Dex

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£300,000 boost from Amazon takes out Christmas appeal to £1.8millon

Lenny Henry, who co-founded Comic Relief, backs our campaign saying ‘together we can make a difference’

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On the Breadline: £500,000 help from Sainsbury’s for appeal

‘This is our most important appeal, we must offer help to those in need’

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‘The bills scare me but power cuts would be a disaster for us’

One mother tells Robert Dex how the cost of living crisis blights life for her disabled daughter who relies on life-saving machinery

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Londoners on the breadline tell their harrowing stories

The cost of living crisis is biting as never before with more facing stark choices. Read these harrowing accounts and join our appeal