Gathering Ground is a local food led community space and café. Our purpose is to create gathering spaces that use food as a platform to impact the community, build connections & inspire people to engage with good food. Food is our connector to the local & wider community. Our workshops & events promote sharing skills, showcase cultures & positively effect lives. Gathering Ground is a non-profit organisation & registered Community Interest Company

Urban Roots is a community led environmental charity working across the Southside of Glasgow. We empower local people to make choices and lifestyle changes that are beneficial for them, their communities and the environment.

To assist the “Homeless” and others on the pavement, or in hostels, or in the community generally, who are in need of assistance. This may be visually / verbally / writing asking for help, looking like they need assistance or simply presenting as in need of assistance. Assistance comes in the form of our 2 initiatives - the TWALK and the TDROP The TWALK, every Wednesday evening, around the city centre and the west end, provides hot drinks, soup, other foods and warm clothing on a non-judgemental basis for those who present as needing support. And it provides a listening ear for people who find themselves living in isolation and provides information on services and organisations available to assist those in need. The TDROP, promotes the ethos of ‘zero waste’ by working with stores in Glasgow to ensure that any food that they have, due to be disposed of, can be used by the Project. Our TDROP activity takes place 5 nights a week and we make 15 different collections during the week. By distributing these goods to those who present as needing support or to “Homeless” shelters., or to Community food initiatives.

The Whiteinch Centre is a vibrant community hub, delivering activities and improving people's lives through wellbeing activities: training; financial advice; health and wellbeing activities: and employability; empowering local people. We are seeking funding towards project development staff, external trainers, volunteers; and costs to ensure the continued running of services and activities offered. The Centre operates distinct but interconnected projects – The Whiteinch Academy; The Whiteinch Centre food Pantry; Digital Literacy & Volunteer projects as well as General Public Classes, Activities& Room Hire and the provision of warm spaces.

SiMY aims to alleviate the mental, physical, and social impact of long-term poverty experienced by young people and their families in the Townhead area of Glasgow, help them recover a sense of agency over their lives, and work with them to achieve their aspirations for themselves and their communities. We run a range of support and development activities for both young people age 8-18, and adults, based on the community garden at Lister Street and further afield. All our activities take place outdoors.

Skills and resources I/we can share: Currently a funded doctoral researcher in political philosophy and theatre studies looking at three case studies in Central America, one of which explores creative responses and community resistance to the climate crisis and human exodus in Honduras post-hurricanes Iota and Eta. I can share my research and data analysis skills, and I also have a solid experience in successful funding applications. I am an Associate Fellow of Higher Education with extensive teaching experience. I can also teach Spanish (qualified language teacher) and support translation/interpretation work in that target language. My hobbies are cooking (Central American cooking heritage in particular!), plants and fitness.

Skills and resources I/we need.: I am interested in learning more about slow food, seeds and growing plants!

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Skills and resources I/we need.: I'd like to learn more about soil and agriculture

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Skills and resources I/we can share: Community Participation Knowledge, Workshop Facilitation, Partnership Building, Policy, Research, Networking.

Skills and resources I/we need.: Always want to learn more about food, farming, enterprise and meet people excited about making a difference where they live.