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The Kirkton Community Food Larder is set up fully by a team of volunteers, to enable people from the Strathmartine area of Dundee an alternative cheap source of essential groceries. At a time when we are in Dundee seeing headlines of being second highest in UK for child poverty and areas of multiple deprivation, we see more and more great volunteers giving up time money and resources to help combat this, however we do not operate like food banks as we recognise in work poverty so no referrals are needed everyone is welcome and we hope to grow this to a community fridge and offer school meal replacement service over summer and other school holidays if we can.

The charitable purpose of the scio ('the charitable purpose') is to advance community development by providing a highly-localised system of democratic community planning, through which to grow a community of communities in scotland and elsewhere, underpinned by the principles of community empowerment, self-knowledge, measurability of outcomes, neutrality and mutuality of support. In order to build friendship and trust with the community, we open from Monday to Friday, 11am - 2pm, as a community drop-in. We provide a kettle, mugs and somewhere comfortable to sit with friends, or meet new friends. What premises does our project operate from? We operate from premises at 2 George Street, Coupar Angus, PH13 9DH (formerly C&W West Electrical Goods/Repairs). Also, we are applying for an asset transfer of a shop unit in the town centre, after the decision to close another a local charity. How do we identify service users and their needs? The project itself is the response to a need identified some years ago for a ‘Wee Lounge’, somewhere local people could meet in a relaxed and informal way. In short, the people who visit are the people who need us. Other services provided by our organisation The main service we provide is a community drop-in, described above. However, we are happy to assist with other needs expressed by the community. For example, starting at the end of August we will host the New Age Kurlers group. The group, which has been running since 2010, organises weekly afternoons of games and entertainment. In the past these have been aimed mainly at older residents, but are now open to anyone. Charges for services There is no charge for individuals who use our premises, although we accept donations (there is a donations tin in the kitchen). Charges for other groups will vary, depending on the level of community benefit. For example for the New Age Kurlers we will keep the price low (£5 per hour). Other surplus food providers Currently we do not distribute surplus food from any other provider, but we are making inquiries with Neighbourly.com. Local press etc. about our organisation's work in the local community The local community magazine, CANdo, published an article about us in their Summer 2022 issue. You can download this from our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/802470570147388. Also, recently we featured in the Blairgowrie Advertiser for hosting a Town Yard Sale, in which local people were invited to set up stalls at their homes to sell unwanted items. Cascade sold maps to visitors for £3. This included home baking and refreshments from our premises. This raised £132 for the Coupar Angus Seniors’ Outings – see article in the Blairgowrie Advertiser at https://www.pressreader.com/uk/blairgowrie-advertiser/20220517/281578064264927. Photos A friend published a good photo on Facebo

We provide a Coffee Morning combined with a Community Fridge Our clients can spend time chatting, socialising and enjoying a cuppa with home baking when available then help with reducing food waste by taking and using the surplus foods we have on offer. Our visitors and volunteers can support each other socially and also benefit from getting help with the weekly food shop