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Newton Primary is a school in an area where many individuals and families face daily challenges. We support families by providing food shopping list items, clothing (new and nearly new), kitchen utensils and household goods, bedding and energy top ups. We also support our families and those in the community by helping them access advice from various agencies eg income maximisation, smoking cessation, local charities and employability. Our shopping list is updated weekly on our school app and families ask for what they need. We have an open door once a week for bags and lunch, during this time members of the community come and get food, etc from our store.

Supporting the Hayocks Community Hayocks in Stevenston North has the highest level of child poverty in North Ayrshire, with around 40% of children living in poverty, placing the area among the top 10 most deprived communities in Scotland. Hayocks Hall is the only community facility in the neighbourhood and acts as a lifeline for local residents. Through volunteers and community support, we provide a community café, a local larder, and a warm space with free Wi-Fi, helping families access affordable food, stay connected, and reduce isolation. We also link residents to vital services for food poverty, debt advice, and mental health support, while organising community activities that bring people together. Donations help us keep Hayocks Hall open, support families in crisis, and build a stronger, more connected community.

Tarbolton food Larder strives to reduce food waste and food poverty by using surplus food to give cooking demonstrations, distribute and give handy tip and recipes to the local community to ensure not a scrap goes to waste. In this current climate it has become apparent that more and more families need access to food for their families. We want to take the stigma off charity for families that don’t want to ask by engaging in our local communities providing a warm friendly service. We already run a charity for children and run many drop in cafe days for people to come and get a free meal. We have a charity van for transport, we have 2 large fridges and 2 large chest freezers for storage We operate from Annbank Community hall where we run lots of community events. We advertise when we are going to be there and have private messages from families in need. Most families contact through the NBCC charity. Our Night before Christmas campaign has been in the press on tv and a motion has just recently been passed through Scottish Parliament recognising our work with children and families. We have partnered up with Ayrshire food hub who provide frozen meals on a Tuesday they are also providing a new freezer. I have emailed Lauren. We have also worked with the Kincaidston food hub and the Ukrainian support. We are also working in conjunction with the three sixty club which is a mental health charity who are going to be running a cafe. https://www.facebook.com/ThreeSixtyAyrshire ALLAN DORANS MP CONGRATULATES ... - Ayrshire Daily News facebook.com hLRJ1GG_y0J.ico