ALDI MILNGAVIE

Homeless Project Scotland is a fledgling charity, set up in October 2019 by a handful of volunteers that wanted to give homeless people on the streets  of our towns and cities hot drinks and food during the harsh winter nights. Initially we set out with backpacks of flasks and sandwiches walking the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh to ensure that anyone found struggling was able at least to get a hot drink and something to eat. Within a short period of time, we managed to recruit a team of volunteers who began to distribute a selection of food, essential toiletries and warm clothes.  We were  fortunate to enlist the support from major companies such as Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer, who have kindly donated supplies of food which we collect  during the day and then distribute to homeless shelters throughout Glasgow, Edinburgh and Lanarkshire in the evenings. Recently we were generously given free use of a van from Arnold  Clark which has enabled us to increase our collections and deliveries. Within six months we also managed to buy and renovate an old trailer which we use to provide a soup kitchen in Glasgow city centre three nights a week. The Covid-19 crisis has forced us off the streets and we have adapted our services to continue to support the homeless and vulnerable by providing home-cooked meals prepared by our volunteers , which we deliver weekly to homeless projects around Glasgow and Lanarkshire. 2,500 Weekly. A grant from Foundation Scotland has enabled us to set up a 24 hour telephone helpline. Cash for kids have provided funding  for food parcels, top up cards for utilities and mobile phones. We have also been able to provide mobile phones to the most vulnerable allowing them to access help and support services.  A grant from the William Grant Foundation has made it possible  to purchase office equipment, enabling us to  improve and expand our services to an ever increasing client base. By July 2020 We  have provided 2500 meals weekly to the homeless and vulnerable.   http://www.homelessprojectscotland.org/our-story/

We are Scotland’s leading organisation for men’s mental health and suicide prevention. We offer immediately available One to One support for men in a crisis and offer wellbeing activity, therapeutic practice, Peer to Peer networks, counselling and specialist support for guys who need it. We have a staff team of 12 and over 30 volunteers all with lived experienced of mental health and suicidal ideation - guys who have been through it, helping guys going through it. Although we are proud to be based in Drumchapel, NW Glasgow, our support is so badly needed that we have members come from across the country to access our support. We are now branching out to work in more communities across Scotland. Our mission today is to improve men’s mental health and wellbeing through Peer to Peer support, preventing suicide and suicidal ideation. We want to remove the stigma men face when talking about their mental health and save lives doing so. Sadly, many of our members are in dire need of some shopping. They may be isolated, burdened with debt and unable to keep their house warm. They might have lost their job and feel the pressure to be 'the breadwinner' for their family. They might be homeless, having lost their family and home through addiction. They are all at serious risk of self harm and suicide as a result - and our food pantry might just be the thing to keep them safe and coming to the hub to get the help they need. We are really pleased to be part of the Neighbourly network and look forward to working with you - supporting men in your community too.

Provision of emergency food parcels to vulnerable families in the community