Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC049223

Status

Active

Registered

April 16, 2019

Legal form

Unincorporated association

Address

Contact

Website

skyefoodbank.co.uk

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Community Food Bank - Skye and Lochalsh charity is an independent voluntary group which collects and distributes food and toiletries gathered from donation points across the Island and through purchases from supermarkets. The Foodbank works with statutory services and established voluntary organisations to provide clients/service users with food bags and these can also be requested via email or through Facebook. Two teams of volunteers operate across north and south Skye and they ensure that a supply of food is always available. Volunteers have a variety of roles from ordering supplies on a regular basis, collecting, storing away, checking dates, keeping Blessing boxes stocked, keeping social media up to date, packing and distributing bags. Special bags are made up at Christmas time and along with vouchers these are distributed by agencies across Skye. Records are kept of all food and money donations along with the number of bags distributed.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The associations objects are primarily to provide a contribution to the prevention or relief of poverty and to provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. In furtherance of the aforementioned objects, we will form and maintain relationships with statutory services and established voluntary organisations in order to provide their clients/service users with food. People in need in the community will be identified as being in need of food by the above agencies if their income is insufficient to feed themselves or their families Due to the dispersed and remote nature of the community served food will be distributed through the above agencies who will ensure that food reaches clients in an appropriate and timely manner Foodbank Volunteers will ensure that a supply of food is available by: a. Collecting donations of food from various collection points in the community and maintaining a supply of appropriate food in the storage area. b. Collecting financial donations and using them buy food to supplement stores and to buy vouchers to enable recipients of food parcels to obtain fresh food. c.If necessary, raising funds through cash donation and other fund-raising activities as agreed by the association. In order to maintain the Foodbank the Association will: d.Recruit, induct and support volunteers from the community in order to achieve the above objectives. e.Publicise the Foodbank in the community through local newspapers, radio, a web site and Face Book page. f. Keep records of food parcels distributed.

Geography

Main operating location

Highland

Geographical spread

Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Nearby

• Skye Beach Cleans (SCIO) 0.0 mi
• Struan Community Gala (SCIO) 1.6 mi
• Carbost Pier Ltd 2.3 mi
• Minginish Community Minibus Group 2.3 mi
• Skye & Lochalsh Rivers Trust 4.0 mi

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