Community Foodbank - Skye and Lochalsh

Constitutional objectives

The associations objects are primarily to provide a contribution to the prevention or relief of poverty and to provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. In furtherance of the aforementioned objects, we will form and maintain relationships with statutory services and established voluntary organisations in order to provide their clients/service users with food. People in need in the community will be identified as being in need of food by the above agencies if their income is insufficient to feed themselves or their families Due to the dispersed and remote nature of the community served food will be distributed through the above agencies who will ensure that food reaches clients in an appropriate and timely manner Foodbank Volunteers will ensure that a supply of food is available by: a. Collecting donations of food from various collection points in the community and maintaining a supply of appropriate food in the storage area. b. Collecting financial donations and using them buy food to supplement stores and to buy vouchers to enable recipients of food parcels to obtain fresh food. c.If necessary, raising funds through cash donation and other fund-raising activities as agreed by the association. In order to maintain the Foodbank the Association will: d.Recruit, induct and support volunteers from the community in order to achieve the above objectives. e.Publicise the Foodbank in the community through local newspapers, radio, a web site and Face Book page. f. Keep records of food parcels distributed.