They were shut by the coronavirus pandemic on March 20, with only vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers allowed to continue classes.Marcus Rashford, at the Pride Of Britain Awards 2018 in LondonMarcus Rashford is spearheading a task force on the issue of child food poverty and is warning of 'devastating' effects on the stability of the country if action is not taken quickly.The Manchester United and England striker was successful in campaigning for free school meal vouchers to be provided to pupils over the summer period.He had spoken about his own experience of using a food voucher scheme as a child and was praised after pressing the Government into making a U-turn on the issue.Mr Rashford, 22, has now teamed up with the food industry to shed light on the issue of child food poverty in the UK.Along with Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Deliveroo, FareShare, Food Foundation, Iceland, Kellogg's, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose, he has formed the 'Child Food Poverty Task Force'.Over the next six weeks, the task force members will dedicate their platforms to sharing stories of those most affected by child food insecurity in the UK.Mr Rashford said the task force is endorsing three national food strategy policy recommendations.In a letter to MPs, Mr Rashford said the objective is to 'see sufficient funds from the Chancellor's Budget and Spending Review allocated to implementing these without delay'.The first one is the expansion of free school meals to every child from a household on Universal Credit or equivalent, reaching an additional 1.5million seven-16-year-olds.The second one is the expansion of holiday provision (food and activities) to support all children on free school meals, reaching an additional 1.1million children.And the third one is increasing the value of the Healthy Start vouchers to £4.25 per week (from £3.10) and expanding into all those on Universal Credit or equivalent, reaching an additional 290,000 pregnant women and children under the age of four.In his letter, Mr Rashford wrote: 'When we pause, listen and reflect on what the future of our next generation could potentially look like, it's easy to see that if we don't take action quickly, the issue of child food poverty will have devastating effects on the stability of our country. Published: September 1, 2020 9:04:03 pm Marcus Rashford had also helped to raise around 20 million pounds to supply meals to struggling families during the pandemic. Well done Marcus Rashford. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer. ... Rashford's cousin is Stockport County midfielder Lois Maynard. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
He has been part of ‘Manchester United’ teams that have won the ‘FA Cup’ (2015–2016), the ‘EFL Cup’ (2016–2017), the ‘FA Community Shield (2016),’ and the ‘UEFA Europa League’ (2016–2017).Rumors have linked Marcus with Courtney Morrison and Lucia Loi, but he has never been vocal about his relationships. His team lost the game 2–1 to ‘Real Madrid.’ Five days later, ‘Manchester United’ defeated ‘West Ham’ in a 4–0 home win.Rashford scored his first goal of the season on August 26, 2017, as a substitute in a 2–0 win over ‘Leicester City.’ On September 12, 2017, Marcus made his ‘UEFA Champions League’ debut in a 3–0 win against ‘Basel.’ This match marked his sixth competition debut where he had scored. We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. (Source: File) Marcus Rashford has announced the launch of a taskforce to highlight the harrowing issues of child poverty and is calling on MPs to provide funds as a … I am scared and so are the students. 'All of this, a result of unforeseen circumstances that are entirely out of their control, such as redundancy and illness. 'These children are the future - our next generation of NHS workers, police officers, footballers and politicians. In 2018, he scored two goals in a startling 2–1 win against ‘Liverpool’ in his first ‘Premier League’ of the year.Before making his international debut with ‘Manchester United,’ Marcus became a part of the ‘UEFA Euro 2016.’ In a warm-up match against Australia, Marcus scored the opening goal, clinching a 2–1 win and becoming the youngest English player to do so in an international debut.He broke Wayne Rooney’s ‘UEFA Euro 2004’ record by four days, to become the youngest player ever to represent England at the ‘European Championships.’ He did so by debuting at the age of 18, as a substitute for Adam Lallana, in a 2–1 win over ‘Wales’ at the ‘UEFA Euro 2016.’As a senior, he scored his first goal against Slovakia in the 2018 ‘FIFA World Cup.’ His team won 2–1, with a winning goal scored by Rashford.He won the ‘Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year’ award in the 2015–2016 season. MAN United ace Marcus Rashford has a dark family secret — his cousin is a convicted murderer. He wrapped up the season with a goal against ‘Huddersfield Town’ on October 21, 2017.He appeared in 16 games and scored 7 goals and provided 5 assists in the season. Nicholas Rashford, stabbed an old school pal in the chest. Marcus Rashford had also helped to raise around 20 million pounds to supply meals to struggling families during the pandemic. Marcus Rashford - by the men who made him. Marcus was a late addition to the team for obvious reasons. 'The Covid-19 pandemic has interrupted education for the majority of children, and schools were already struggling to provide everything children needed before this crisis, damaged as they and other social services have been by a decade of austerity.