Fife Gingerbread Launches 2025 Heat and Eat Appeal to Support Local Families

Fife Gingerbread has launched its 2025 Heat and Eat Appeal, calling on local people and businesses to help families across Fife stay safe, warm, and well this winter.

Since 2017, the Heat and Eat Appeal has provided a vital safety net for vulnerable families, ensuring they have access to heating, food, and emergency support when they need it most. Thanks to the generosity of the public and local organisations, the appeal has supported hundreds of households through difficult times.

This year, the charity aims to raise £20,000 to continue providing practical help to families in crisis. Donations will help Fife Gingerbread to:

• Make sure children can stay cosy in warm homes with access to heat and electricity
• Buy healthy meals and shopping for families struggling to make ends meet
• Offer crisis support for emergencies
• Deliver special Festive Packages with toys, food, vouchers, and fuel

Kirsty Mackerracher, Fundraising Coordinator at Fife Gingerbread, said:

“The cost of heating the home for small children, the weekly shop, and unexpected bills — when you’re struggling, these rising costs can quickly turn a difficult situation into a crisis. And that can be felt even more at this time of year.

We all feel the pinch, but we’re working with families who really do have to decide between heating and eating — and they live right here in our towns and villages across Fife.”

Fife Gingerbread is urging local businesses, community groups, and residents to get involved and support the appeal.

Donations can be made online at www.justgiving.com/campaign/heatandeat2025.

For more information or to discuss local fundraising support, contact:
Kirsty Mackerracher, Fundraising Coordinator
[email protected]
www.fifegingerbread.org.uk/heat-and-eat-appeal-2025