B&Q Falkirk

At Armadale Academy we believe that no child should go hungry, therefore our aim to to provide help and support for our students and families in the form of food sharing cupboard which will help parents to access food at short notice. For families in urgent circumstances a food parcel can be made up to meet the needs of individual families. Our family support workers work closely with families 52 weeks of and deliver various clubs/courses offering support in various forms.We are also in the process of setting up a cooking workshop for families to attend and up skill. With help from the neighbourly scheme we are able to continue to offer services to the Children and families with in our community.

Fresh Start is a local, Edinburgh charity that helps people who have been homeless and those living in poverty to resettle into their tenancy and back into the community again. Fresh Start helps by providing people with essential household items in the form of 'Starter Packs', as well as white goods and carpets to furnish their tenancy. Fresh Start also provide people with social and practical support from painting, to cooking to gardening to help people to learn independent living skills and rebuild their confidence

We are a local authority nursery who offer a service for children aged 2-5 in the Langlees area in Falkirk Council. We have 30, 2’s places and 80 3-5 spaces. We are in one of the most deprived areas in Falkirk, as such we see a lot of families who are experiencing difficulties relating to food insecurity and poverty. We would love to work together with our local community to support our children and families in need. We have set up a small food bank to support the children and families in our community, We are keen to link in with surplus food donations to support the community of Langlees together? We would be so grateful to receive any foodbank, toiletry and related surplus item donations you may have. We have also started a weekly cooking programme to offer families support in cooking on a budget and building confidence in cooking skills. Helping to upskill families to cook healthy meals and save money.