ALDI GLASGOW - ROBROYSTON

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.

We are a community health project run by volunteers with the aim of improving awareness of healthy living in North Glasgow. Our work is done through three 'Community Food Hubs' in Springburn, Milton and Royston. Our current activities include: low price fruit and vegetables sessions, a gardening project, cookery groups, weaning workshops and outreach work.

Parkhill Secondary School is an Additional Support Needs school in the East End of Glasgow. We have about 100 pupils on the school roll, over 70% of them are from SIMD areas 1-3 and therefore not only have an additional support need but are also affected by multiple deprivation. 70% are entitled to Free School Meals, the national average is 35%. So we are way above the national average. Over 20% of our pupils are care experienced, which means they might live in a foster environment, with a relative or this might have happened in the past. This means they might not live with their mum or dad and will have some form of social work intervention. Over 50% of our pupils are on the autistic spectrum, from those who are non-verbal and who are in our Complex Needs class – to some young people who are able to achieve National 5 and Highers in specifics subjects. In fact we have a very wide range of qualifications that are offered too from national 1 to Highers. Since joining Neighbourly we have been receiving generous donations that help us to support our school. Sometimes we get spare clothes and toys that we use for the children in school that need an extra pair of shoes or socks or a jacket. Other times we get with our donations some books or toys great for our more complex classes that can use them to learn by playing. All these donations are very important and we are super grateful for them.