News
26 Sep 16
CUPAR COMMUNITY LAUNDRY
We hope to relaunch the community laundry in partnership with Fife Council in October. The laundry works on the same principles as the foodbank. People are referred from frontline services and volunteers can support customers with laundry skills. Referrals can be due to a number of reasons – Lack of laundry facilities, high fuel bills- […]
26 Sep 16
Cupar foodbank – a welcome surprise
Cupar foodbank – a welcome surprise Ian Gent is a local Cupar resident who, like most people, spent little time considering what foodbanks were about and who needed them. Recent debates piqued his interest and he decided to pop in for a qucick visit to the local foodbank to satisfy his curiosity. A ten minute […]
26 Sep 16
Local school visits Cupar Foodbank
16/09/2014 The children and young adults of Kilmaron School visited Cupar Foodbank on Tuesday 24th June. As supporters of the Foodbank the children regularly make contributions to our food store. The children were keen to learn how a Foodbank works and were involved in making up emergency food parcels prior to the school holiday. School […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
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
A big thanks to the Cupar Tesco and Quaker Oats staff
Over the Christmas period 2014 we delivered 88 Christmas Hampers in addition to giving out Hampers at the foodbank. The Tesco National collection netted nearly 2 tonnes of food being collected and this along with the numerous generous donations of food and cash from local people, businesses, schools and churches meant that we could provide […]
1 May 15
Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out over one million three day emergency food supplies to UK people in crisis in 2014/15.
Benefit delays, low income and benefit changes are the primary reasons why people are currently being referred to foodbanks for emergency food. About Our Statistics The Trussell Trust statistics are a measure of volume – they show the number of people to whom The Trussell Trust foodbanks have given three days’ emergency food. These are […]