News
The work continues in our temporary warehouse
12 May 17
New Collection Point! (2017)
Sainsbury’s have opened a new local store at Novar Drive and have a collection point for Glasgow NW Foodbank. If you are local to this area, we would be very grateful for any donations you may have. We would like to thank the new store for the £100 voucher to spend which helps us buy our most […]
20 Apr 17
Central Station – Friday 28th April
we are looking for volunteers on Friday 28th April for Foodbank Friday. we will be collecting money from 7am-7pm. if you can help otomorrow for more information please email us more information will be available soon on this page and on our page for volunteers only asap.
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 […]
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, […]