S4 Personal Development Group visit Dundee Food Bank Warehouse
On the 7th of October the s4 personal development group went on a trip to the Dundee food bank warehouse. Some of the things we found out are.
Dundee food bank opened in 2012 and currently has 3 distribution centres.
They give people a 3-day emergency package with food, water and cleaning supplies.
Dundee is the most fuel impoverished city in Scotland by 10%.
The £20-a-week increase to universal credit, brought in to support those on low incomes during the pandemic, is being withdrawn. This is going to increase the number of people visiting the food bank.
The food bank provides a wellbeing pack which provides toilet roll, toothpaste, toothbrush, nappies, sanitary, handwash and baby formula.
20% of homeless people have pets so the SSPCA set up a pet food collection points in vets.
Many people use the food bank, maybe because of drug and alcohol abuse, getting out of prison, mental health issues in families, in-work poverty, zero-hour contracts etc.
Places like Nando’s and KFC put left over chicken in the freezer and food bank volunteers come twice a week to pick it up and they do the same thing with Greggs.
Tesco ASDA and Sainsburys have permanent collect points. This means people can donate any time they go shopping.
