{"id":780,"date":"2014-02-26T21:48:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T21:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nairn.dioceseofaberdeen.org\/?page_id=780"},"modified":"2018-06-03T21:16:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T20:16:13","slug":"highland-foodbank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nairn.rcda.scot\/?page_id=780","title":{"rendered":"Highland Foodbank"},"content":{"rendered":"

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        Highland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

        Foodbank<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Highland Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust\u2019s UK-wide network, managed in the Highlands by local Christian charity Blythswood Care<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>The Nairn Highland Foodbank Centre was launched in May 2014.  Operating out of St. Mary’s Church hall, it is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 12.00 noon – 2.00 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working in collaboration with partner agencies, clients are given food vouchers which they can bring to the Food Bank Centre to exchange for non-perishable food items.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Highland Foodbank is dependent on the generosity of the public and welcomes donations of long life food and drink (see list below). <\/span><\/p>\n

Highland foodbank is part of The Trussell Trust’s UK-wide foodbank network.  They partner with churches and communities to open foodbanks to provide help for people in crisis in the UK.  People go hungry for a variety of reasons.  Rising costs of food and fuel, static income and changes to the benefit system, high unemployment and receiving unexpected bills whilst on low income are contributing factors causing people to go to the foodbanks for help.  The Trussell trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shopping List of non-perishable items suggested by the Trussell Trust:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Milk (UHT or powdered)                                       <\/span><\/p>\n

Sugar (500g)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tea Bags\/Instant coffee<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Life Fruit juice (carton)<\/span><\/p>\n

Breakfast Cereal<\/span><\/p>\n

Instant mash potato<\/span><\/p>\n

500\/1kg Rice<\/span><\/p>\n

500\/1kg Pasta<\/span><\/p>\n

Pasta sauces<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Soup<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Meat – Ham \/ Corned Beef<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Fish – Tuna \/ Salmon<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Mince \/ Stew<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned potatoes<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Vegetables<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Tomatoes<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Custard \/ Rice Pudding<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned Sponge pudding<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinned fruit<\/span><\/p>\n

Jam<\/span><\/p>\n

Oatcakes \/ Crackers<\/span><\/p>\n

Biscuits or snack bars<\/span><\/p>\n

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All items MUST Comply with the \u201cFood Safety Regulations\u201d, and bare a viable \u201cUSE-By Date\u201d therefore Home made products, EG. Jam, Pickles, Chutney etc. which<\/span> are not normally marked, unfortunately cannot be accepted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please also ensure that the \u201cUSE BY DATE<\/span>\u201d has at least 3 months to run.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How a Foodbank Works:<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1 – <\/strong>Non-perishable food is donated by the public<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 2 – <\/strong>Volunteers sort and pack food into emergency food boxes<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 3 – <\/strong>Frontline care professionals such as doctors and social workers give foodbank vouchers to people in crisis<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 4 – <\/strong>Foodbank vouchers are exchanged for 3 days of food at a foodbank<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 5 – <\/strong>Foodbanks take time to listen and signpost clients to further support<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Highland         Foodbank   Highland Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust\u2019s UK-wide network, managed in the Highlands by local Christian charity Blythswood Care  The Nairn Highland Foodbank Centre was launched in May 2014.  Operating out of St. Mary’s Church hall, it is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday … <\/p>\n

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