{"id":334,"date":"2018-01-26T11:15:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T11:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/boclairlearningblog\/?page_id=334"},"modified":"2018-02-22T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:57:01","slug":"saltire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/boclairlearningblog\/saltire\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodbank"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saltire Award Foodbank Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thirteen million people live below the poverty line in the UK, with individuals going hungry every day for a range of reasons, from benefit delays to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income.The Trussell Trust<\/p>\n

The Trussell Trust\u2019s 400-strong network of foodbanks provides a minimum of three days\u2019 emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK.<\/p>\n

Foodbank use has risen steadily over the past few years :<\/p>\n

In 2016\/17, the Trussell Trust gave three day emergency food supplies to 1,182,954 people in crisis.<\/p>\n

Glasgow North-West Foodbank<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glasgow North-West Foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our\u00a0local area.<\/p>\n

The Trussell Trust<\/a>\u00a0has worked with nutritionists to ensure food parcels contains sufficient nutrition for at least three days worth of healthy, balanced meals for individuals and families.<\/p>\n

A typical food parcel contains :<\/p>\n