TRUSSELL TRUST Everyone should be able to afford the essentials we all need to live on. And we know you’re working tirelessly to support people in your local communities facing impossible decisions as the cost of living continues to soar and bite hard. This isn’t right. If we are going to work together towards our …
Mental Health and Wellbeing project coming to an end. Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Project comes to an end on 31 March 2022. We would like to thank our funder, the Scottish Government for their patience and support throughout the pandemic. We would also like to thank our partners, One Parent Families Scotland, Health in …
In Scotland, a total of 3,320 Scottish households were capped by the benefit cap as of May 2019. Mirroring the rest of the UK, the cap disproportionately affects families with children in Scotland. Based on the most recent data, covering May 2019, of the 2,730 households whose Housing Benefit has been capped, two thirds(1,820) were …
Use your voice to shape Scotland’s plan to end the need for food banks In the run up to the 2021 Holyrood elections, the Trussell Trust asked all candidates to deliver an action plan to end the need for food banks. Thanks to your support, every political party listened and agreed to act. The Scottish …
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31/01/22 Edinburgh Food Project is overseen by the Board of Trustees, who have overall responsibility and accountability for everything the charity does. The Board consist of 12 individual volunteers (unpaid) who bring an array of skills and experience to help set the charities strategic direction and ensure good governance. Trustees have an …
Our foodbanks are open throughout the Christmas and New Year period. The opening times and locations can be found here: http://edinburghfoodproject.org/locations/Please remember that the Tollcross foodbank is now closed. You should not send your clients to Tollcross.The warehouse and office will close at 4:00pm, 22 December 2021 and will re-open on 5 January 2022 at …
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 21/01/22 Edinburgh Food Project is overseen by the Board of Trustees, who have overall responsibility and accountability for everything the charity does. The Board consist of 12 individual volunteers (unpaid) who bring an array of skills and experience to help set the charities strategic direction and ensure good governance. Trustees have an …
2021 has proved to be another difficult year for families finding themselves in food poverty, through no fault of their own. COVID19 continued to impact on people in poverty most of all. In October, the £20 uplift to Universal Credit was removed and the financial support to people furloughed ended. Energy prices have also increased …
You may have received an email or seen an announcement on social media that Virgin Money will close their charity giving platform, Virgin Money Giving, on 30th November 2021. We have used Virgin Money Giving since we opened in 2012 as our main platform for people to donate monthly, provide one-off donations and organise fundraising …
We are delighted to continue to work alongside One Parent Family Scotland, Health in Mind and Salvation Army to bring our new for Autumn 2021 Mental Health and Wellbeing support project. All services are free, have no waitlist, reimburse travel costs and can provide IT equipment if required – for anyone who has used a …
