News | Glasgow NW Foodbank

31 May 22

Fuel Bank

Glasgow NW Foodbank is now also a Fuel Bank. Fuel Banks are currently available in selected foodbanks and advice agencies across Great Britain and provide a top up voucher that provides approximately two weeks’ worth of fuel to clients who use a prepayment meter to heat their home and to cook with, and who have […]

4 Feb 22

New Distribution Centre

We are delighted to announce that we will be opening a new distribution centre in the Possilpark area of NW Glasgow. We are doing this in cooperation with the Victory Family Centre based at 404 Hawthorn Street, Glasgow G22 6RU. This centre will be open on Wednesdays between 12 noon and 2 p.m., starting […]

13 Dec 20

Our New Manager

6 Oct 16

Local Tesco Collection at Maryhill Extra

We are grateful to Tesco Maryhill Community Maryhill Tesco Extra, Maryhill Road (opposite McDonalds) for holding a Local collection for our foodbank on the 18-19th October. We will be at this store only for these 2 days, and will give us an opportunity to say thank you to those that give to us so generously. As […]

14 Apr 16

Major increase in demand for food provision at Glasgow NW Foodbank

Almost 4300 three day emergency food supplies were provided to local people by Glasgow NW foodbank in the 2015/16 financial year, compared to 3353 in 2014/15. Of this number, 1774 went to children. At the Glasgow NW Foodbank, the top three reasons for foodbank referral were: benefit delays 37 %; benefit changes 18%; low income […]

8 Dec 15

Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

21 Oct 15

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]

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