ALDI CLYDEBANK

From July 2020, a team of volunteers from St Andrews RC Bearsden uplifts surplus 7 days a week and delivers to ST Gregorys Wyndford food bank and Aspire which helps people get back on their feet. Historical info below. 1051GWR is a b/restaurant which ceased trading like all others on the 22nd of March 2020. On the 23rd we opened up as a takeaway. Our first customers were NHS staff from Gartnavel hospital whose canteens had been shut down. We could not charge them so gave them free soup and pizza and pasta. In addition to the 500meals given away daily to frontline workers we supply a further 500 to the elderly vulnerable and homeless. We now know every day where and when we are going to be delivering food so becoming a member of Neighbourly at this point seems appropriate and useful. We use volunteers from St Andrew's RC Bearsden who normally visit homeless shelters. Since March 2020 we have been delivering hot and cold food to 6/7 homeless/ vulnerable organisations. As at July 2020, we deliver supermarket surplus to the Wayside Club Glasgow city centre where homeless people can pick up food and St Gregorys food bank giving free food to needy families and individuals.

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare provides a one week emergency food parcel to local people in crisis. All food distributed is donated by the local community. We deliver support to the person's home address, supporting roughly 400 people per week. We also run a school uniform bank, a babybank, a fuel poverty project, school holiday brunch bags and a toy bank at Christmas to help families who are going through a difficult time. We work in partnership with local organisations to provide a holistic package of support to each person affected by poverty and food insecurity to maximise positive outcomes. We have a volunteer team of 55 who work across the week from our base in Dumbarton.

As a parent council we support families by being their voice during meetings. We fundraiser over the year for events that allow kids to be seen, heard and felt included in the community. We are a school of almost 400. We face challenges head on and make sure the families are seen and supported. With the support of neighbourly we can help families with food items etc so that kids have a full belly and can engage in class and have energy to run around during breaks etc. No person should go without a meal. Our school pantry supports families in their times of need.