Pop-Up advice coffee morning
Leith Theatre are hosting an advice coffee morning with ourselves and a number of our partner organisations on Wed 22 Feb. Why not drop in, warm up, have a cuppa and get some advice and support on a wide range of issues?
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Free families workshop with national galleries of scotland
National Galleries of Scotland are running a free families workshop for children aged 5-12 and their families who use the Edinburgh Food Project. When: Tuesday 14 February 2023, 10:30 – 12.30pm Where: Scottish National Portrait Gallery – 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD What: How to Book: To book a space please email: alane@nationalgalleries.org We …
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CRAIGMILLAR FOOD BANK IS MOVING
As of Tuesday 27th December the Craigmillar food bank will no longer be located at Bristo Memorial Church. It is moving just round the corner to Let’s Talk, 1-2 Craigmillar Castle Road EH16 4BX. This will just be a temporary address. Once we have a more permanent location we will post the details here. Watch …
Cost of Living Crisis Resources
The City of Edinburgh Council has set up a web page with links to a wide variety of resources which are available within the city to help people to cope with the cost of living crisis. Issues addressed include money problems, housing and homelessness, fuel poverty, school meals, clothing grants, food provision and warm places. …
2022 Christmas Appeal
Edinburgh Food Project operates 7 Food Banks across North-West, Central & East Edinburgh. As well as providing food parcels we also have two other foundations to our work – Our More Than Food Project offers a range of support to people including housing and employment, while our Money Advice Service offers free confidential benefits, budgeting, …
Food Banks Open Monday 19 September
Edinburgh Food Project have taken the decision to keep our foodbank centres open on Monday 19th, the day of Her Majesty the Queen’s funeral. However, our warehouse and office will be closed for the day. You can view the foodbank opening times here.
JOIN THE COST OF LIVING CAMPAIGN
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 …
SCRAP THE CAP CAMPAIGN
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 …
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION
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 …