View of boxes and trays of stored food


of the town such as Whinhall, Craigneuk South and Broomfield Park, and Mavisbank Park, are listed as some of the most deprived spots in Scotland.


Nearly 18 per cent of Airdrie and Shots is income deprived compared to Scotland’s national rate of 13.4 per cent. Nearly 17 per cent of the area is also employment deprived, 4 per cent lower than the national statistics.


Sheila Brown, a volunteer who helps out at the food bank, recognises that oſten people just want to talk.


“I just like to help in any way I can,” she said. “I mostly just sit with clients and I listen, that’s the best thing, and they usually tell you certain things. I just sit and talk to them to help in any way I can.


“You have to make them welcome, because it’s hard for them coming through that door. Anyone that comes through it needs help.”


In the last year there has been in excess of a 400 per cent increase in the number of people in Scotland forced to rely on food banks.


Official figures show the number of people across the UK given three days’ emergency food by the Trussell Trust rose from 2,814 in 2005-06 to 913,138 last year.


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That jump included 582,933 adults and 330,205 children.


Below:


Food Items sent out for 3 day emergency supply.


In 2009, there was just one Trussell Trust food bank operating in Scotland. There are now around 60 out of a total of 400 operated by the charity across the UK. It is a sad reality that a country with little more than 8 per cent of the UK population now has at least 15 per cent of the food


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