Local Support
aims to inprove young peoples' life skills and help them secure employment
Third Sector Interface (previously Argyll Voluntary Action)
supports communities across Argyll to thrive. Contact them to discuss volunteering opportunities.
Support for those with addiction issues
Welfare Rights Officer @ Argyll Community Housing Association
based at the Old Quay Head, Campbeltown, can provide benefit assistance to ACHA tenants.
Direct dial contact number 01546 605878
provide advice on benefits, debt, and other financial issues. Call 07766-923911
Based at 22, Hazelbank Business Park, Campbeltown
Campbeltown Community Orchard and Garden
Details of the fruit and veg available, and info on how you can get involved.
Hepatitis C and HIV Support Services. A regular support session is held in Campbeltown
Kintyre Health and Wellbeing Network
supports health improvement in the Kintyre area
South Kintyre Development Trust
Local organisation strengthening the community by various means, including major regeneration projects (such as Campbeltown Town Hall).
As well as books, the Library provides free access to the Internet and newspapers.
It also has recipe books that can provide ideas if you are on a tight budget.
Online Support
Useful tips on storing food, planning meals, and using left-overs. It also has a handy app.
Jack Munroe, a food campaigner, with a great recipe book . Lots of tips and cheap recipes available online too.
This blog post, called "Hunger hurts" describes the choices facing those with no money, and a small child to feed.
A Scottish confidential advice line for farmers and other rural workers. Run by RSABI (Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution). RSABI can also provide financial support.
BBC iWonder - Could you cut your food bill by a third?
Aims to help you change your shopping habits,
plus tips on storing food, and recipe suggestions for what you have available
Aimed at families, this site has recipe ideas and tips for cutting waste and saving money.
"Live below the line"
This is an annual fundraising challenge where people aim to live on under £1 per day for 5 days. If you google it you will find loads of sites with ideas on buying cheaply and cooking economically. The ones below will get you started
The hunger project recipes
A girl called Jack Live below the line article
Progressio - planning a week's meals for £5
Foodbank-specific links
Good Practice Guidance - FoodAid Scotland
"Providing more than food" ths site shows the kind of service a Foodbank in Scotland should be aiming to provide.
Well worth a read, but this quote sums it up
"treat people like a million dollars, even though they’ve come for free food"