Loaves and Fishes
Loaves & Fishes is a registered Scottish charity established for over 20 years. They are based in East Kilbride and support people in the community with food parcels, toiletries, and in Glasgow, a sit down meal for vulnerable people.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 they have had to put the sit-down meal on hold and focus solely on food bank activities. They have been working tirelessly to make sure everyone in the community has everything they need despite seeing a rise of 300% in people using their services since March!
Volunteers are managing to deliver 200+ parcels a week! Kimm, who is looking after operations, cannot express her gratitude enough to the donors and volunteers who make this possible. She has a fantastic team of volunteers who are working incredibly hard behind the scenes to make sure this service can continue.
They have recently received and incredible £10,000 from the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund which is helping to ensure everyone gets a full food parcel every single week, fresh bread, fruit, and vegetables, as well as PPE, toiletries and cleaning supplies. Every new service user also receives a community pack filled with information from the Scottish Government, Citizens Advice Bureau, Home Energy Scotland along with many other leaflets, this makes sure that everyone is kept up to date!
As the outstanding team of volunteers continue to be supportive of the food bank, Loaves and Fishes will be a true lifeline to the community in East Kilbride!
For more information about Loaves and Fishes, including volunteering or someone you know would like to access their services, please see their webpages https://loavesandfishesek.com/ or follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekfoodbank/