We are now in a position to have all of our foodbank centres open: BroughtonGrassmarketPrestonfieldTollcrossSouth QueensferryPiltonCraigmillarClermiston Please note some of our foodbank centres have changed premises, please visit the locations page for up to date opening times and addresses. The final date for food deliveries will be Friday 25th June. (last referral 16:00 on Thursday […]
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Following the First Minister’s announcement 04/01/2021 – to protect the health and wellbeing of our volunteers and clients, and to make sure that we can continue to provide a vital service during the COVID pandemic, we will be once again temporarily moving to a delivery service with effect from Friday 8th January. The delivery service
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This time of year can be very difficult for families and individuals who are already managing on extremely tight budgets. The Food Collection is a partnership between Tesco, the Trussell Trust, and FareShare. For three days each year, in the lead-up to Christmas, Tesco organises and hosts a nationwide drive to encourage customers to buy
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We are now in a position to have all of our foodbank centres open: BroughtonGrassmarketPrestonfieldTollcrossSouth QueensferryPiltonCraigmillarClermiston (formerly known as Rannoch) – w/c 9/11/20 Please note some of our foodbank centres have changed premises, please visit the locations page for up to date opening times and addresses. We are no longer offering a delivery service. COVID
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Pilton and Craigmillar – REOPENING We are now in a position to have the following centre open: Broughton Grassmarket Prestonfield Tollcross South Queensferry PiltonCraigmillar Rannoch remains closed. For updated opening times and locations please visit the locations page HERE. We are no longer offering a delivery service. COVID procedures at the Centres At each of
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New website Welcome to our new website. It was kindly designed and created by two Heriot-Watt University students as part of a virtual internship funded by Santander. We hope you love it! If you have any feedback or suggestions please just let us know – info@edinburghfoodproject.org
We Are Reopening 8th September 2020 5 months ago we took the decision to close our foodbank centres and provide a next day delivery service, to protect our clients and volunteers. As lockdown has begun to ease, we have been working hard to put the processes and procedures in place to allow our foodbank centres
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New edinburgh food project helpline 17th July 2020 We are delighted to be working together with Health in Mind to provide a helpline to support people who have mental health difficulties during these challenging times. People who call the helpline will speak to a fully qualified and supervised counsellor, who will be there to listen
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Video – Changeworks help with gas and electricity concerns 26th May 2020 As we continue to adjust to COVID-19 we’re all spending more time at home and using more energy than normal. Many households are experiencing financial strain and will be worried about the effect this will have on their energy bills. In response to
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