A helpful resource of local organisations providing food and/or a warm place for people to meet.
If you have anything you’d like added or if anything needs to be changed please let us know.
Awestruck Academy – 0141 435 7116
awestruck-academy.org.uk/contact
Free Soup and Sandwiches Wednesday and Thursday 12-2pm
Ben View Centre – 01389 733 030
Warm and Toasty – Breakfast from 9.15-11am on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Centre 81
2-16 Braes Avenue, Whitecrook, Clydebank
Homemade soup, tea and coffee – Friday 12-3pm
Dalmonach Community Centre
Free Tea and Coffee – Wednesday 12-4pm
Dalmuir Barclay Food Pantry – 0141 941 3317
dalmuirbarclayfoodpantry@gmail.com
Pay £2.50 for up to 10 items from fresh, frozen, tins and toiletries
Open Thursday 6.30pm-8pm and Friday 11am-2pm
Drop in Cafe Thursday 6.30pm-8pm and Friday 11am-2pm
Faifley Foodshare – 07784 291 123
Community Pantry offering a selection of food for £2.50
Open Tuesday 10am-12pm at Faifley Parish Church Hall
Food for Thought – 01389 743 908
admin@foodforthoughtwestdun.co.uk
Office open daily 10am-5pm
Collection points:
Monday to Friday – Unit 14a Artizan Shopping Centre, Dumbarton 10am – 5pm
Tuesday – CATRA Centre, 5 Alexander Street, Alexandria 11.00am – 12pm
Monday – St Stephens Chapel Hall, Park Road, Dalmuir 11.30am – 1.30pm
Thursday – Clydebank Community Sports Hub, Dean Street, Clydebank – 11.00am to 12pm
Community Soup at St Augustines Church Hall – Wednesdays 11.30am-2pm
Golden Friendships and Dalmuir Park Housing Association
Free Heating and Eating – Golden Friendships, 18 Nairn Place, Clydebank
Golden Friendships will be serving dinner on Thursdays from 5pm – 7pm
Golden Friendships in partnership with DPHA will serve hot dinners with teas and coffee on Tuesdays from 4pm – 6pm
Glenroy Bar, Balloch
Free Tea, Coffee and Soup every day 11am-4pm
Improving Lives – 0141 237 4560
627 Dumbarton Road, Dalmuir
Tea, Coffee and Warm Place – Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
Kilbowie St Andrew’s Parish Church
Free Tea, Coffee, Cake, Soup and Sandwiches
Every Wednesday from 10am to 2pm
Lennox Evangelical Church
The Soup Spot – Tuesday 12-1.30pm
Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels – 07368 496 836
oldkilpatrickfoodparcels@gmail.com
Collection points:
Old Kilpatrick – Napier Hall, 312 Dumbarton Road open Monday-Friday 12pm-4pm
Bowling – Jim’s Shop & Snack, Main Street open Wednesday 12pm – 1pm
Dalmuir – Barclay Church, Durban Avenue open Wednesday 12pm – 2pm
Clydebank – Park Christian Fellowship, Shelley Drive open Friday 12pm – 2pm
Park Christian Fellowship – 07745 393 649
Providing a warm hub, tea, coffee and a chat. Homemade soup, pie and beans.
Friday 12pm-2pm
Phoenix Centre
Community Cafe Breakfast / Lunch Club. Hot rolls, cereals and drinks.
8am-10:30am on Tuesdays
12pm-1.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays
This is a donation based pay-what-you-can cafe.
Renton Craigandro
Heat Hub with Tea, Coffee and Wifi – Thursdays 12-4pm
Soup Club
Tea, Coffee and Soup at St Augustines Church Hall – Fridays 12-2pm
St Kessog’s Church, Balloch
Hosting a warm space in the church hall on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12-5pm
Refreshments will be available.
St Patrick’s Church Hall, Dumbarton
Warm Hub with Tea, Coffee and Biscuits every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 11am-4pm
Free Lunch on Mondays 11am-2pm
The Chatty Café at Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels
Open Monday to Friday from 12-4pm
Free hot drinks and selection of cakes and biscuits
The Dog House, Balloch
Free Tea, Coffee and Biscuits for locals during day
Tullochan Social Hub
9-11 Poplar Road, Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, Dumbarton
Tullochan are offering a free hot meal, tea/coffee and snacks and a warm and welcoming space for people in the community to access. They’ve also got Wi-Fi, tv and games for folk to entertain themselves whilst there and can provide a washing/dryer slot if anyone needs. Everyone is welcome!
Their hub will run on Thursdays, from 10am-12pm and people are welcome to go for the full 2 hours or drop by for a short time.
Waterfront Parish Church – Chill n Chat Cafe
Whether it’s a quiet place to finish that assignment or simply a place to unwind and chat over a FREE tea, coffee, soft drink and snack… drop in and chill out at the ‘Chill n Chat Cafe’
Every Wednesday from 3:30pm – 5:00pm
West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare – 01389 764 135 / 0800 345 7050
wdcommunityfoodshare@outlook.com
Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm
They will provide anyone affected by food insecurity with an emergency food parcel, delivered to your home address the next working day.
Corra Foundation-Household Hardship Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund is contributing another £1m to the Household Hardship Fund, it is expected that applications will come in very quickly and once applications have been received over the £1m fund available, the fund will close to new applicants, if you have received funds in November/December you are not eligible to apply again. Access the fund
Cash for Kids Cost of Living Fund
A new £1 million fund has been launched to support the UK’s most vulnerable families during the cost-of-living crisis. The Fund will target families with a genuine need for support and suffering from disadvantage due to the crisis, allowing them to apply for grants of £50 per child which can be used for basic essentials such as food, heating, clothing, and school uniform. Service providers who support vulnerable children, including schools, social services, health professionals and charities, can apply on behalf of the families they work with. Applications will close when all funding has been allocated. Cash for Kids aims to get the funds to families as soon as possible. https://cashforkids.org.uk/grants
National Lottery Community Fund
In response to the cost-of-living crisis, funding is available for projects that help support individuals, families and communities currently experiencing financial hardship. Through the Cost-of-Living Support Scotland Grants programme, grants of between £10,001 and £75,000 will be awarded for activity that increases resilience and reduces the impact of/prevents financial insecurity amongst vulnerable communities. Examples of the types of projects that could be funded include money advice projects, mental health projects, projects bringing people together for activities under one roof, and ‘warm room’ projects. Applications can be made at any time. https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/cost-of-living-support-fund
