Lidl Rutherglen

To assist the “Homeless” and others on the pavement, or in hostels, or in the community generally, who are in need of assistance. This may be visually / verbally / writing asking for help, looking like they need assistance or simply presenting as in need of assistance. Assistance comes in the form of our 2 initiatives - the TWALK and the TDROP The TWALK, provides hot drinks, soup, other foods and warm clothing on a non-judgemental basis for those who present as needing support. And it provides a listening ear for people who find themselves living in isolation and provides information and moral support service and some signposting, to more formal and expert help, to those on the streets who seek it. Our TWALK activity roams the streets of the Glasgow City centre, looking - often in their customary places - for those in need of help. We are often approached directly on the street by those seeking help who identify us by our Hi Viz jackets. The TDROP, promotes the ethos of ‘zero waste’ by working with stores in Glasgow to ensure that any food that they have, due to be disposed of, can be used by the Project. By distributing these goods to those who present as needing support or to “Homeless” shelters., or to Community food initiatives. Our TDROP activity uses a directory we compiled and keep up to date of Hostels for the homeless as the targeted venues for our food deliveries. No charge is ever levied.  Conversely we sometimes receive donations in cash in the moment from members of the public observing us carrying out our activity.  This is used to directly fund supplies for our project. In addition we would hope to continue to participate in toy donation activities especially at Xmas, with our main focus being on a Children's Hospice. We hope also to continue to make occasional donations of "hardware" such as laptops. bikes, fridges, freezers, and dishwashers. We would hope to repeat an initiative this Xmas Eve, replicating last year, of distributing parcels (mainly food). This was organised by two of our volunteers and supported by some others. We have a storage facility rented from Safestore at Port Dundas, Glasgow, but our preparatory activity is done within the homes of the volunteers. We collect donated food from various stores - see below - in accordance with any rules that they apply. We are members of the Glasgow Community Food Network, and of the Interfaith Food Justice Network.

Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries is a Christian organisation serving local communities in Glasgow. We are embarking on a food bank programme with support from institutions like yours because we know alone we may not be able to meet the growing demands of the people we are already reaching and many more coming through our doors. Our aim is to serve items such as soup, rolls and/or sandwiches on Sunday morning, in addition to grocery items such as tinned foods, and other non-perishable items to families who can't afford these items as a result of financial hardship or benefit cuts Premises for our Project operation We are located at 331 Charles St, Glasgow G21 2QA where weekly Sunday meetings are held from 10 am and Friday meetings 6pm . How we identify service users and their needs The church set up a Welfare Committee, saddled with the responsibility of screening and identifying people in need especially the less privileged ones. The welfare committee refer identified individuals and families to the Food bank team for food collection. Other services provided by our organisation Counselling Prayers Spiritual Support Welfare Support Job support Donation Skills acquisition Evangelism Mental Health Awareness Programmes Networking with Social Amenities within the Community And other support as the need may be Is there a charge for the service(s) provided by our organisation? No Charges, it is free service Do you currently collect surplus food from any other retailers? No Partnership Next Step Initiatives and BAME Community Has there been local press or similar that demonstrates your organisation's work in the local community? No

The identification and combating of all forms of poverty and sickness, without differentiation on the grounds of race, colour, creed or sex, by promoting social justice and actively working with those in need and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to bring spiritual and/or material comfort to people in conditions of need, hardship or distress.