New processes, major improvements Martin Hayden of LearnSixSigma.co.uk explores how one @trussellscot.bsky.social foodbank doubled its volunteer effort using simple techniques borrowed from manufacturing

Alongside @jrf-uk.bsky.social & key partners, we're concerned the latest Scottish Government child poverty plan doesn't go far enough. We’ve must see bolder action if we’re to meet the legal child poverty targets www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...

Alongside other anti-poverty charities in Scotland we're extremely concerned by the latest tackling child poverty delivery plan from the Scottish Government. 👇 @jrf-uk.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk @trussellscot.bsky.social @savechildrensco.bsky.social @cpagscotland.bsky.social @povertyalliance.org

As the new Scottish Parliament convenes and Ministers get to work, our Chief Executive, Jim McCormick, reflects on what it will take to turn the tide on poverty in this parliamentary term. Read the full blog on our website ⤵️ www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news/prevent...

Together with other members of @endchildpoverty.bsky.social in Scotland, we're concerned current policy won't meet child poverty targets. We're calling on the newly re-elected First Minister to urgently bring forward a revised child poverty plan. More here: 👇 tfn.scot/news/campaig...

📢 What's next for cash first in Scotland? And how can the new Scottish Government make more progress in ending the need for charitable food aid forever? Join Trussell & @ifanuk.bsky.social on 22nd June to discuss the next steps. Sign up here: bit.ly/CashFirst26

Congratulations to all MSPs elected to Holyrood! We look forward to working with you to ensure that ending hunger and hardship is prioritised over the next five years. Together we can end the need for food banks in Scotland.

Overwhelmed 💚 by the generosity of shoppers in my local Asda supporting #Dunfermline @trusselluk.bsky.social food bank collection. We’ll be in Halbeath, St Leonard’s & Dalgety Bay stores till 4pm today. Your support will directly help local people unable to afford the essentials

Dunfermline Foodbank collecting at ASDAs at Halbeath, St Leonard's and Dalgety Bay. Volunteers at the entrances are handing out lists of the items we most need.

Today is the second day of the Asda Food Drive! 🙌 You can donate items to us many Asda stores and help us provide emergency food parcels to people in your community. Every item makes a difference. 💚

Dunfermline Foodbank is holding a food drive on Friday and Saturday at our local ASDA's so if you are shopping there this weekend please add something from our list of things we most need and drop it off as you leave. @trussellscot.bsky.social

Today voters across Scotland go to the polls and it feels like the right time to share this again. We can end the need for food banks, it just takes the political will. Together, we CAN build a future where we never need a sign like this. 💚

What will your Holyrood candidate & their party do to end hunger? 📧 Email them now & ask 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/email-candid...

“Why do we have continued and repeated crisis?” Colleagues from across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland and the @trussellscot.bsky.social network talk about what they want the next Scottish Government to prioritise.

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. Everyone should be able to afford the essentials yet one million in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of income. What will your Holyrood candidate & their party do to end hunger? 📧 Ask them now. 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/email-candid...

Want to watch a hustings at home? In partnership with our friends at @trussellscot.bsky.social, we recently hosted our Eradicating Poverty Hustings in Leith.

Check the highlights from our Eradicating Poverty Hustings with our friends at @trussellscot.bsky.social 👇🏼 Our network challenged the largest political parties in Scotland on what a nation free from poverty could look like. You can also watch it in full here 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=42_0...

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. We believe everyone should be able to afford the essentials yet one million in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of income. What will your Holyrood candidate do to end hunger? 📧 Email them now & ask 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/email-candid...

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. We believe everyone should be able to afford the essentials yet one million in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of income. What will your Holyrood candidate do to end hunger? 📧 Email them now & ask 👇 action.trussell.org.uk/email-candid...

❗️Ending hunger is a political choice. With elections coming up in Scotland, Wales, and local councils in England, we’ve listed 5 simple actions political leaders MUST take to end hunger. 🧵

📣 One million people in Scotland face food insecurity due to a lack of income. This isn’t right, everyone should be able to afford the essentials! 📧 Take our e-action to ask your MSP candidates what they’ll do if elected to end hunger in Scotland. 👉🏼 bit.ly/4tlo7KI

We were pleased to be part of tonight’s #NatFoodDebate Hustings with our partners in the Scottish Food Coalition. Encouraging consensus from all panellists about the need for further action to end hunger in Scotland in the next Holyrood session.

❗We need urgent action on hunger in Scotland. 📨 With the Holyrood elections just over 4 weeks away, contact your local MSP candidates asking them what they’ll do to end the need for food banks. ⏰ It’ll take just 2 minutes using our handy e-action 👇 bit.ly/4tlo7KI

Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. This includes tens of thousands of children in Scotland.

A huge thanks to everyone who attended our national hustings last night with @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social No doubt that the consensus in the room was that poverty is a political choice. We need more ambition. The next Scottish Govt must work with us to end the need for food banks forever.

All set for our joint Eradicating Poverty Hustings with @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social Packed hall at Edinburgh Leith Theatre & we’re looking forward to a lively discussion about how we end poverty in Scotland.

❗We need urgent action on hunger in Scotland. 📨With the Holyrood elections just 5 weeks away, please contact your local MSP candidates asking them to tackle hunger and hardship and end the need for food banks. 👉 Use our handy e-action: bit.ly/4tlo7KI

🚨 Save the date 🚨 We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with @ifanuk.bsky.social to hold our 4th national Cash First Conference. #CashFirst 📆 Monday 22 June 🕰️ 9.30am-4pm 📍 The Studio, Glasgow

It’s encouraging that child poverty is falling in Scotland. It shows the power of investing in social security. But it’s not acceptable that 1 in 5 children are locked in poverty. All parties must commit to decisive action to ensure every child has a decent start in life.

To end child poverty in Scotland our Governments must work together. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 So with the unfair 2 child cap scrapped 👏, we welcomed the chance to discuss the further steps needed at UK level with @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, to ensure every one in Scotland can afford the essentials. #EndChildPoverty

🚨 ALERT: Hunger in Scotland isn’t a food problem - it’s an income problem. When incomes don’t cover essentials, food banks become lifelines. BUT no one should have to rely on them to survive.

The public debt crisis is sabotaging the lives of families. 👀report, with @trusselluk.bsky.social & @opfs.org.uk using data from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social  & @stepchange.bsky.social, on the gendered nature of public debt 👇 https://www.aberlour.org.uk/publications/gendered-nature-public-debt

If we’re going to end child poverty and the need for food banks, we must tackle Scotland’s public debt crisis👇

There’s lots to be positive about in the new Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, including commitment to eradicate child poverty and invest in social security to get more cash into parent’s pockets. We also welcome the £9 million to mitigate the UK Govt’s Local Housing Allowance freeze.

New @trusselluk.bsky.social stats out today: 2.6 million emergency food parcels in 2025 - 1 every 12 seconds. We're seeing really deep and prolonged hardship, especially for families. As well as for disabled people and fast growing numbers of pensioners. www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...

🚨 Hundreds of thousands in Scotland face hunger as hardship drags on. 📦 200,000 emergency food parcels were provided across Scotland in 2025. 🧒 56% of parcels were for families with children. 📈 That’s down 13% on 2024 but up 64% since 2015.

Too many families in Scotland face hunger due to a lack of income. This isn't right and needs to change. Join us & @foodcoalition.scot in Edinburgh on 8 April for Scotland’s National Food Debate. Hear how political parties will ensure everyone can afford food and other essentials. ➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI

A huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time to chat with our team at #ScotLab26 about how we end hunger in Scotland. You can read our #SP26 manifesto calls here bit.ly/TrussellScot...

We’re at Scottish Labour conference today in #Paisley to share our #SP26 manifesto with delegates and candidates. If you’re here, stop by our stand in Lucille’s Bar for a chat.

[Poverty] is a bigger issue than people realise... It’s not as simple as ‘you can’t afford to pay a bill’, it impacts every area and every single aspect of your life.” The second blog from the Changing the Story parent panel @jrf-uk.bsky.social is from Ailsa. Read her story👇 tinyurl.com/34ww5tpb

Too many families in Scotland face hunger due to a lack of income. This isn't right and needs to change. Join us & @foodcoalition.scot on 8 April for Scotland’s National Food Debate. Hear how political parties will act to ensure everyone has dignified access to food➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI

Good evening at the AGM of Dunfermline Foodbank last night as we reported on all that has been achieved in the last year @trussellscot.bsky.social Thanks to the many volunteers including our trustee Jon who stepped down from the board after ten years and a welcome to our new assistant manager Claire

Another day, another conference. We’ve swapped Lib Dems at Dynamic Earth for @scottishgreens.org at Strathclyde University. Looking forward to sharing our @trusselluk.bsky.social calls for change to end hunger in Scotland.

Interesting new report from @ipprscotland.bsky.social Focused on Scotland but relevant across the UK in making the case for social security investment. 1. High social spending is compatible with economic success. Evidence shows European countries with high levels...1/4 www.ippr.org/articles/mor...

Day 2 at #SCVOGathering flew by, lots of chat, not so much time for photos! Brilliant to connect with so many across the sector 😃

For months, we have been digging into a big myth — that strong social protection holds back economic growth.🔍 Spoiler: it doesn’t.💪 We launch our findings tomorrow in our report 'More than a Safety Net'. Stay tuned.🚀 For now, hear it from @stephenboydippr.bsky.social ⤵️

A very productive first day at #SCVOGathering. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat. We’ll be back on Stand 3 Cromdale tomorrow. Now looking forward to #SP26 SCVO Hustings!

Great to catch up with Peter Lloyd, Chair of Dunfermline Foodbank at #SCVOGathering

We’re all set for the #SCVOGathering tomorrow. If you’re coming along, please pop by Stand 3 for a chat about how we end the need for food banks in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Don't forget 💚 You can support your local food banks in Morrisons stores until Sunday. If you can, please pick up some extra items to donate when you do your shopping. Thank you.