M&S Glasgow Central Rail

We run a soup kitchen on the pavement of Glasgow City Centre. We've been involved in this project for 5 years and run every Thursday and 2 of 6 Sundays. We collect surplus food from M&S Bothwell St at the close of business. Using this food, we help around 40 - 70 people of an evening. All food donated is distributed to our homeless client group alongside our own flasks of soup, tea and coffee and sandwiches, fruit, crisps and biscuits. Anything left over when we are packing up is taken to a homeless hostel. We have started a new venture on a Wednesday night when as a group of 9 (varying volunteers each week) we send three teams of 3 round different routes in the city centre & west end. We find/locate those people spending the evening or night on the pavement and provide them with some sustenance, some personal assistance and some support.

We 'intercept' food that otherwise would have gone to waste and serve it up on a pay-as-you-feel-basis. Looking to work with companies to reduce their waste offer an uplift service and use donations to give money to The Scottish Association for Mental Health, hopefully create a market garden for volunteers with mental health issues or even those seeking voluntary work/learning for their CV.