Ex-Michelin employees among those who are attending Dundee foodbanks
Former Michelin workers are among thousands across the city turning to foodbanks just to feed their families.
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EWAN GURR: The children we nourish are those who will flourish
Having reached the middle of September, the true scale of the numbers using many charities over the summer months is only beginning to become clear.
Lunches will be available for 50p a head at Dundee summer holiday club
The school summer holidays usually signal the time to head for a break and spend quality time with the family.
Perth taxi drivers to help those most in need who face desperate times
The plight of those less fortunate than themselves has driven a group of Perth taxi drivers to embark on a journey of charity.
Shop staff raise £1,000 for Dundee foodbank with tombola
Shop staff at TJ Hughes made a grand gesture to a Dundee foodbank by raising £1,000 from a tombola.
Primary schools raise cash for Dundee foodbank
Youngsters from Camperdown and St Clement’s primary schools have been doing their bit for charity.
Kind-hearted Michelin workers donate 65 bags of food to Dundee Foodbank
Kind-hearted workers at Dundee’s Michelin factory donated 65 bags of goods to Dundee Foodbank.
Referrals to Dundee foodbank up 55% in a year, with Universal Credit to blame, say bosses
Referrals to Dundee’s largest foodbank operator have increased by more than 55% in the last 12 months, with an average of 30 people given food parcels each day.
Brexit: Foodbank suppliers drafted in amid fears of Dundee shortages in event of no-deal
Foodbank suppliers could be brought in to organise issues with the food supply in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the council has warned.
Angus and Dundee cadets collect food to help needy families
Members of the Angus and Dundee Battalion of the Army Cadet Force have been collecting donations for Dundee Foodbank.
EWAN GURR: Show vividly underlines true brutality of food poverty
I was invited by writer Tara Osman to a performance of Food Bank As It Is at Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh.
Travelling community praised for donating half a ton of food to Dundee Foodbank through challenge
Dundee Foodbank has thanked the city’s Travelling community after almost half a ton of food was donated in a single week through an “ice bucket challenge” style internet campaign.
Local foodbank thriving thanks to generous supporters
A local foodbank is thriving, thanks to the generosity of local supporters.
Dundee Stars holding foodbank donation at tonight’s game
Dundee Stars are doing their bit for a good cause by collecting food for those in need.
Shona Robison slams UK Government as figures show 34% rise in foodbank use in Dundee
Dundee East MSP Shona Robison has hit out at the UK Government after new figures showed foodbank use in Dundee has risen by 34% on last year – more than double the rate elsewhere in Scotland.
Half of Dundee foodbank referrals from homes with kids
More than half of foodbank referrals to a Dundee charity are from households with children, shocking new figures reveal.
Increase in number of food bank parcels handed out in Dundee, figures reveal
Universal Credit problems are driving an increase in the number of emergency parcels handed out at food banks in Dundee, a charity has claimed.
Poverty highlighted by demand on Dundee Foodbank
Dundee has a key role to play in the future of Scotland’s benefits system, the government’s social security convener has said.
PICTURES: Hundreds defy wet weather for festivals in Dundee at the weekend
The wet weather did not prevent crowds donning their finest fancy dress over the weekend at a variety of events across Tayside.
‘Very rewarding’: Dundee Bairns delivers its 100,000th meal in just two years
A programme which provides meals to children in areas of multiple deprivation in Dundee during school holidays has clocked up a major achievement in just over two years.