Food Support

SERVICE UPDATE
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We provide 'pay-it-forward' vouchers for Govan Pantry, the Courtyard Pantry, Royston Community Pantry, Ruchazie Pantry, Castlemilk Pantry, Govanhill People's Pantry and Pollok Pantry.

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​PANTRY VOUCHER SCHEME

We provide referral 'vouchers' for asylum seekers so that they can access their local Pantry for free. Referrals are available for people in the asylum process, who are destitute and/or have NRPF. 
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Please note that we are not able to refer to all Pantries in Glasgow at this time. 
What is a 'Pantry'?
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  • A Pantry is a community shop that runs on a membership model, and relies on food surplus similar to a foodbank 
  • Unlike a foodbank, Pantries stock everything from fresh fruit and vegetables, dry and tinned food, chilled and frozen food, toiletries, nappies and cleaning supplies. But because the pantries run on food surplus, availability of these things will change every week 
  • Items aren't priced, instead you can choose items from different colour-coded categories
  • For £2.50 you can get 10 items which will be worth between £10-£15. A family can get 20 items for £5
  • There are many pantries in Glasgow. Some belong to the Scottish Pantry Network and some are independent
  • ​With a referral from us, you can shop at certain pantries in Glasgow for free for a month
REFERRALS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR:

​HOW TO GET A REFERRAL

  • ​Contact the GCP helpline for free, within the opening hours (0800 310 0054, opening hours below)
  • Our Casework Team will register you on our system to make a referral 
  • You will receive a referral 'voucher' by SMS, which you should show to the pantry staff when you arrive
  • A referral from GCP allows you to shop at the Pantry for free for a month, starting the week you receive the referral message 
  • You can request another referral by calling our helpline (0800 310 0054, opening hours below) ​​
​EMERGENCY DESTITUTION VOUCHERS

We provide emergency food vouchers for people who become destitute when their Home Office support has been stopped, or are otherwise experiencing an emergency or crisis.

Eligibility for this support is assessed by our Advice and Advocacy casework team. To get in touch, please call our free helpline. If you are contacting on behalf of a client, you can send referral details to fiona@govancommunityproject.org.uk.

This project is funded by ad hoc donations. To support this project, please donate here.