West Dunbartonshire Council bosses have vowed to work with local headteachers to ensure that funding resources are distributed appropriately to help children living in poverty.
Available funding will also help improve learning opportunities for children and young people after concerns were raised about the lack of cash from the Scottish Government to fund the holiday hunger programme.
It comes after the local authority committed £100,000 to support SHINE (School Holidays Involve Nurture & Engage) Holiday projects again this year which was established in 2019 to address holiday hunger in West Dunbartonshire communities and works with local organisations and groups to increase provision of free social activities for school children over holiday periods including breakfast and lunch clubs.
