£500,000 in funding for FareShare

Jan 29, 2019 | Blog, Move On News

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £500,000 will be awarded to FareShare in Scotland, including our FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland warehouse, to step up our redistribution of surplus food for people struggling to afford to eat. The...

Free sanitary products scheme announced

Jan 17, 2019 | Blog, Move On News

Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell visited our FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland warehouse to announce a new initiative from the Scottish Government to reduce ‘period poverty’. “In a society as rich as Scotland, no one should have to...

2,000 people fed over Christmas

Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, Move On News

The numbers have been tallied and we’re proud to say our Family Food Service helped feed 2000 people over the Christmas holidays! That’s a staggering 6 tonnes of surplus food with a retail value of over £5000! From Christmas dinners to Hogmanay parties, our Family...

Employability training in Glasgow

Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, Move On News

Are you 16-17 years old and not in employment, education or training? Our employability training course can help you gain employment focused accreditation, certification and practical work experience. Participants will achieve the following: SQA Employability and...

Volunteer van drivers wanted

Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, Move On News

Are you interested in a new volunteering opportunity to kick off 2019? We need volunteer van drivers at our FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland warehouse to help us deliver food to local communities. FareShare works with the food and drink industry to save good...

North Edinburgh Community Conference on Youth

Jun 26, 2018 | Blog

What: North Edinburgh Community Conference on Youth When: Saturday 30th June 2018 Where: North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15A Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ We’re excited to say one of our Development Workers, Amy Dunn, is chairing a panel discussion on employability...

Mentor training experience

Jun 25, 2018 | Blog

Alexander McBroom (pictured second from the left) recently completing his training to become a volunteer mentor in Edinburgh. He has shared his experience of what attracted him to our mentoring service, and how he feels after completing his training: “While...

Family activities in Glasgow this summer

Jun 21, 2018 | Blog

With the summer holidays just around the corner, we know many families will be worried about how to keep the kids entertained and keep costs down over the school break. However, with a full programme of free and discounted activities on offer across Glasgow this...

Volunteer mentor case study

Jun 4, 2018 | Blog

Volunteer mentor Kenny Church shares his experience of how volunteering with young people has changed his life: After spotting an advertisement in a newspaper for Move On volunteers, Kenny, 44, knew right away the job was for him. He said: “I always knew the type of...

Young inspection volunteer case study

Jun 1, 2018 | Blog

Former young inspection volunteer Laura Bryce shares her experience of how volunteering helped change her life: Twenty-five-year-old Laura, started her Move On journey in 2010, following a school leavers fair. Laura, who was only sixteen at the time, was worried about...