BASICS food BANK (Lanarkshire)

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TO PREVENT/RELIEVE POVERTY.THE BASICS food BANK AIMS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A TIME OF CRISIS. WEACCEPT THEM FORWHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY FINDTHEMSELVES AS DICTATED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES WHICHCOULD BE DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAITS CAUSED BY BENEFITRE-ASSESSMENT, REDUNDANCY OR UNEXPECTED EVENTS WHICHLEAVE THEM STRUGGLING TO COPE. ASSESSMENT IS DONE VIAEXTERNAL AGENCIES WHO ARE IN CONTACT AND WORKING WITHINDIVIDUALS / FAMILIES AND KNOW THEIR EXACTCIRCUMSTANCES. IN DOING SO WE WILL SEEK TO ASSISTINDIVDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY GIVINGTHEM THE MEANS TO FEED THEMSLEVES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OFTIME, THIS ALLOWS THEM TO ASSESS THEIR SITUATION, SEEKHELP, AND TAKE MEASURES TO MOVE FORWARD.TO OFFER RELIGIOUS SUPPORT TO THOSE IN CRISIS.1WE SHOW THEM WE CARE FOR THEM THROUGH WHAT WE GIVEBUT ALSO BY LISTENING AND BEING THERE FOR THEM. AS ACHRISTIAN ORGANISATION WE ALSO SHARE WITH THOSE WHO AREREFERRED THAT THEY HAVE A SPIRITUAL NATURE THROUG

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