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

21 Jan 19

Annual children’s Christmas party at The Lincoln Inn Knightswood

This years annual Christmas party held at the Lincoln Inn, Knightswood was organised by the Temple Loyal Rangers supporters club, who contributed a huge number of Christmas presents for the children of the families who use Glasgow North West foodbank, along with food contributions. The day was a fantastic success and on behalf of our […]

8 Nov 16

New foodbank centres open!

For the last few months Glasgow NW Foodbank have been working in the background to provide emergency aid to those in need in areas including Maryhill, Possil, Milton with emergency food boxes being held by a few of our referring agencies in the area. the foodbank have also been numerous home deliveries each week. However, the […]

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 […]

10 Jul 16

Tesco Collection 30th June – 2nd July

The Summer Tesco collection was once again a huge sucess. we collected 642.5 kg at Knightswood, 216.4 kg at Byres Road, 2031.0 kg at Maryhill and 0.4 kg at Westburn. This total includes all momey that was donated in the collection buckets instore during the collection. this comes to a total of 2890.3 kg, […]

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 […]

14 Apr 16

Trussell Trust foodbank use remains at record high with over one million three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2015/16.

Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 1,109,309 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number […]

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 […]

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