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-====== Food Charities ======+====== Food Charities ​in Glasgow ​======
   * See also [[social_enterprise#​food_production|Social Enterprise: Food Production]]   * See also [[social_enterprise#​food_production|Social Enterprise: Food Production]]
   * See also [[charities_trusts|Charities & Trusts]]   * See also [[charities_trusts|Charities & Trusts]]
 +  * See also [[markets#​local food|Markets:​ Local Food]]
 +  * [[https://​glasgowfood.net/​|Glasgow Community Food Network]] - //Glasgow Community Food Network was established in 2017 to bring together practitioners and organisations in the private, public and third sectors along with other interested individuals to develop a flourishing food system in Glasgow.//
   * [[https://​fareshare.org.uk/​fareshare-centres/​glasgow-west-of-scotland/​|Fareshare:​ Glasgow & West of Scotland]] - //FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors,​ made up of 17 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups.//   * [[https://​fareshare.org.uk/​fareshare-centres/​glasgow-west-of-scotland/​|Fareshare:​ Glasgow & West of Scotland]] - //FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors,​ made up of 17 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups.//
   * [[https://​www.facebook.com/​mealscollective/​|Meals Collective]] ([[https://​twitter.com/​@collectivemeals|Twitter]]) - //Meals Collective Glasgow is an non-profit organisation providing healthy comfort food and food parcels to those that need extra support during the COVID-19 crisis.//   * [[https://​www.facebook.com/​mealscollective/​|Meals Collective]] ([[https://​twitter.com/​@collectivemeals|Twitter]]) - //Meals Collective Glasgow is an non-profit organisation providing healthy comfort food and food parcels to those that need extra support during the COVID-19 crisis.//
   * [[https://​www.threehillsglasgow.org/​|Three Hills Glasgow]] ([[https://​twitter.com/​ThreehillsCS|Twitter]],​ [[https://​www.facebook.com/​Threehills-Community-Supermarket-112987593894455|Facebook]]) - //As a hub for the community, Threehills will operate as an affordable supermarket,​ café and advice hub. We aim to provide immediate financial relief for households on low incomes by improving their access to affordable nutritious food, while addressing some of the underlying issues which may have left individuals and families vulnerable to hunger.//   * [[https://​www.threehillsglasgow.org/​|Three Hills Glasgow]] ([[https://​twitter.com/​ThreehillsCS|Twitter]],​ [[https://​www.facebook.com/​Threehills-Community-Supermarket-112987593894455|Facebook]]) - //As a hub for the community, Threehills will operate as an affordable supermarket,​ café and advice hub. We aim to provide immediate financial relief for households on low incomes by improving their access to affordable nutritious food, while addressing some of the underlying issues which may have left individuals and families vulnerable to hunger.//
   * [[https://​www.ngcfi.org.uk/​|North Glasgow Community Food Initiative]] - //We work with communities to empower them to lead practical and sustainable food related activities that improve health and well-being and which support them to build stronger, more cohesive communities.//​   * [[https://​www.ngcfi.org.uk/​|North Glasgow Community Food Initiative]] - //We work with communities to empower them to lead practical and sustainable food related activities that improve health and well-being and which support them to build stronger, more cohesive communities.//​
 +  * [[https://​www.eatupcharity.co.uk/​|Eat Up Charity]] - //Eat UP is a registered Scottish Charity (Charity No: SC048548) helping local people and their families struggling with food poverty. We provide a link between supermarkets and other sources of food to a number of local groups, churches and foodbanks. //
 +  * [[http://​www.launchfoods.org/​|Launch Foods]] - //Launch Foods is a charity with a social conscience.
 +We focus on maximising food surplus by feeding kids in our communities with free hot nutritious food after their school day and during holidays. Our food offer is open to all kids and served from American Airstream Rocket food trucks which the kids perceive as being cool, we think so too.//
 +  * [[https://​www.glasgowbasketbrigade.org.uk/​|Glasgow Basket Brigade]] - //The Glasgow Basket Brigade is a female-led initiative who are fully inspired to bringing the magic of Christmas alive through connection, contribution and giving back to our community.//​
 +  * [[https://​www.readysteadygrowpollokshields.org.uk/​|Ready Steady Grow Pollokshields]] - //Ready Steady Grow (RSG) is a biennial event held in a variety of Pollokshields’ greenspaces (usually) on the first Saturday in June.//
  
 ===== Social Enterprise Cafes ===== ===== Social Enterprise Cafes =====
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 ===== Foodbanks ===== ===== Foodbanks =====
   * See [[Foodbanks]]   * See [[Foodbanks]]
 +  * [[https://​www.govanhillbaths.com/​govanhill-community-pantry/​|Govanhill Community Pantry]] - //We’ve started raising funds to create a Community Pantry in Govanhill to tackle local food inequality. Our Pantry will be a dignified alternative to food banks, providing affordable and nutritious food in one of the most socially deprived areas of Glasgow. It will be housed in Govanhill Baths when it reopens as a Health & Wellbeing Centre. ​ Food banks only offer short-term occasional support. But our Pantry will give ongoing and sustainable help directly for those facing food insecurity.//​
 +  * [[https://​twitter.com/​northwestpantry|Northwest Pantry (Scotstoun)]]
 +  * [[https://​www.facebook.com/​RuchaziePantry/​|Ruchazie Pantry]]
 +  * [[https://​twitter.com/​parkheadpantry|Parkhead Pantry]] (inc Shettleston)
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