Eväitä Elämälle Program

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Eväitä Elämälle – Supporting families

The local associations involved in our Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life) program, supported by Save the Children Finland, help children and young people from low-income families by providing support for extracurricular activities, learning materials, and mentoring.

In 2020, the program also began distributing food aid in the form of gift cards for food to families with children who were struggling financially due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The support provided by the Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life) program is aimed at children whose ability to participate in extracurricular activities is at risk, and who face challenges in covering the costs of learning materials due to the family’s financial hardship or other social challenges.

The purpose of these support measures is to promote equality, inclusion, and healthy development for children and young people. The goal is to create lasting changes in the lives of children and young people at both the individual and societal levels.

“Your support has been invaluable to our family, and I can’t even imagine what our situation would be like without it.”

The support is delivered by local volunteer-run associations in their own regions.

The distribution of support for extracurricular activities, learning materials, food aid, and mentoring would not be possible without the valuable support of our volunteers and donors to the Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life) program.

Together, we can provide opportunities for extracurricular activities and education, as well as help with food costs for those who need it most!

Seek support for your child

The support is distributed to children who may not be able to participate in their hobbies or face challenges in paying for their study material expenses.

Apply here

In 2024

3471
children and young people received support for extracurricular activities
32
young people received support for learning materials
14 382
children received food aid
57
young people had their own mentor
"Without support, I wouldn't be able to continue my beloved and important hobby. It would feel awful to be left out of the group, which has become important to me in other ways as well, and I've made new friends there."

Contact us

Eväitä Elämälle (Food for Life)

We are happy to assist with any questions related to support for extracurricular activities, learning materials, mentoring, and food aid. For application-related matters, please contact the local association from which you are seeking support from.