Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford helps raise £20m for Kids’ Meal Fund

Marcus Rashford has revealed he used to rely on breakfast clubs and free school meals – and he’s now helped raised £20million for a charity which provides free food to children.

The Manchester United and England forward announced his support for FareShare in March, shortly after the coronavirus pandemic closed schools for all kids except those who parents are key workers.

This closure of schools would result in children from poorer backgrounds possibly going hungry without their regular free school meals, and Rashford wanted to ensure this would not be the case.

“I always said that if I was ever in a position to make a difference, then I would,” Rashford told The Sun, before going into detail on his own childhood.

“My mum worked all day every day when I was growing up to make sure I had at least one meal on the table every night.

“There was a breakfast club I could go to at school that was free. I used to have school meals and a snack in an after-school club.

“There were 30 to 40 kids in that, and it was all free, but that would be it until my mum came home.

“She’d finish work at about 6pm and have to get the bus home, so I wouldn’t see her until 7.30pm and then she’d start cooking straight away. It’s a long time.”

Rashford set the aim of raising £100,000, but his work with FareShare has resulted in the charity making more than £20m in cash, and with further funding to feed nearly three million children a week throughout Britain.