Forward from Interfaith Food Justice Nerwork Wednesday 6th September 2023 Glasgow Food Policy Partnership hosted the second Glasgow Food Summit at Glasgow City Chambers. Interfaith Food Justice Network member Zahir Haider from Stirling Aid represented the IFJN, attending break out discussions about the revised actions of the Glasgow City Food Plan going forward. Zahir is […]
Many Thanks to Tescos Extra Cumbernauld, knowing the food has been reducing recently, MaryAnne at Customer Services gave us extra food , we cannot thank the Team enough ! We are still keeping the foodbanks topped off. Today Alex is helping Denny foodbank. We continue to support Gorbals ,Kindness( George Square) ,Empower women( St Enochs) […]
Fareshare have adjusted the figures to the actual weights of food given. Showing meals to 425,000 and 165Tons of food. We are keeping the food runs going , as the need is rising. Main issues include the food quantities left over at night are halfed, and now have to do twice as many runs to […]
Stirling Aid has hit a huge milestone of a distribution of the equivalent of 400,000 meals!! Thats right! Travelling from Stirling, Cumbernauld to Newton Mearns picking up excess supermarkets and dropped it off to needy foodbanks and high rise flats around Glasgow! We must thank the volunteers that have helped last month. Connie, Saadya , […]
Stirling Aid are continuing there Partnership with Global Relief Trust – A GRT Charity to get food aid to the flood victims of Pakistan. Continuing from Bangladesh the team have started duplicate operation for relief in Pakistan. In these very sad times it’s a great to help others , it makes our burdens lighter. Join […]
On behalf of Stirling Aid , It is with Great Sadness that we express our condolences for the passing of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We share the hurt and grief as part of the whole country is at the moment. Her steadfast steering of the monarchy, her commitment to working from her youth until […]
The Scottish Government have Free Installations for Warmer Homes in Scotland if you are on benefits and its the difference between heating and eating. https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/warmer-home/ Interest free Schemes if you are not on benefits you can get between 5 to 12 years interest free payments Home Energy Scotland You can reduce your heating bills and […]
With the Increase in food prices , fuel prices many of the charity sector volunteers themselves are having to fork out of their own pockets to cover the cost of the charity activities. As a result we have tied in with other Charities to increase effectiveness. Gorbals Community Hub , South Portland Street had no […]
Hit the magic 100,000 kg of food deliveries 🚚, many of the food banks rely on this source as a means to get Fresh items.Often its the only source In addition to the Kindness group Empower women for Change we now have a new group that is working in the centre of Glasgow Gorbals area […]
International Womens Day Event Today went so well & everyone left happy. Thank you Sofia Akbar Al Massar team , Eman Hani CESREC team, volunteers from Stirling for Stirling Aid & all our guest & speakers for making this a memorable event Many thanks to the staff at Mayfield Centre for their help in setting […]