ALDI GLASGOW - KNIGHTSCLIFFE AVENUE

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.

At Glasgow North West Foodbank we care deeply for people, supplying three days of nutritionally-balanced food for those in need, along with toiletries, pet food and more. We are referral-based and work with well over 200 agencies not only help with food poverty but to solve the problems that left people destitute. At Christmas, we go all out supplying everything that would be needed, not just because of charity but simply because it is the right thing to do. After all, that's what Christmas is all about. We look for any donations that would help with our project to give people comfort and support mental health and everyday living. We couldn't run so well without the generosity and support of the people we meet. Any help is appreciated.

Here at Shakespeare Street Youth Club, we value the importance of teaching young people key life skills to help them in the future, even after they are no longer attending. Cooking, food hygiene, safety and storage are a few areas which we cover in our weekly Cooking Group. Our group is available to anyone between the ages of 8-14 who wishes to learn basic cooking skills and practice staple recipes they can then make at home. The young people then sit down round a table and enjoy the food they have made and write down the recipe which will go into a fundraising cookbook made by themselves. We mostly focus on healthy recipes and encourage everyone to try new things (especially if they think they don't like them!). At the end of each intake, we take the group out for a meal where they can be cooked for, instead being the cook themselves! At the moment, we have an extensive waiting list for our cooking group. This means every school term we take in 10 new members in place of the previous group and keep on 2 as youth helpers.