ALDI GLASGOW - SHETTLESTON RD

EWfC's vision is to see Scotland as an inclusive and equal place where all women are cherished, empowered and are credited as active citizens. In realising the support gaps and unique needs of diverse women and their families, EWfC provides opportunities for essentials to support BME families, education, awareness creation of rights and skills development.

Annual Report for 2024 We are pleased to present our Annual Report for 2024, highlighting the significant accomplishments and efforts of our organisation in supporting those in need. Food Poverty Relief Our primary focus this year was addressing food poverty. We have strengthened our partnerships within the Gorbals Area of Glasgow through our affiliation with Fareshare, enabling us to identify areas where families require assistance. As a result, we have successfully delivered food to numerous foodbanks, particularly in some of the most deprived areas. Milestone Achievements By November 2024, we achieved an impressive milestone by distributing 250,000kg of food to four main partner organisations. This included: • 4700 pickups of food from supermarket leftovers. • Providing approximately 640,000 meals to those in need. Fuel Awareness Campaign In addition to our food distribution efforts, we have initiated an awareness campaign to assist people with their fuel bills. This initiative involved web-based and in-person interactions at food banks. Purposes The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health , disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 4.2 the prevention or relief of poverty primarily through the provision of funds and services that will alleviate those disadvantages both within scotland and abroad.

We run two projects under the banner of The Everlasting Foodbank. Our foodbank is for people to receive emergency food in times of crisis or need. We also give people clothing, toiletries and a friendly face to chat with. Alongside food we encourage people to sit with us and chat over some coffee/tea and buiscuits. Sometimes we find that we can be the only people that someone talks to that day. We have been well supported by the local community who find us to be reassuringly approachable. Up to today we have fed over 1600 people after opening for just about 4 years. The hope and aim is to be able to be a resource for the community and help people with their immediate need but also help them to recover from their current crisis situation. We have recently launched a community cafe. This helps people in need (those who would qualify to use the foodbank) with free hot food made by our team of volunteer chefs. There is encouragement of socialising between cafe users and similar to the foodbank we have people who will sit and talk with users. The cafe provides job experience for those who use the foodbank by letting them volunteer in the cafe itself. This greatly helps to move people from reliance on foodbanks to get back into work. Alongside the cafe we also provide a one-to-one drop-in centre for help and signposting.