Braes: COVID-19 Community Efforts

Date: THURSDAY 9TH APRIL 2020

Please find below a list of community responses and efforts being planned, or already taking place, in the BRAES in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This list will be updated regularly, please check back for updates.

If your efforts are not on this sheet and you would like them added, please complete our online form.

Effort/ Social Contact Organisation Offer/ Description Website Contact Media Name Activity

Currently only able to offer one-off food bags plus a toiletries and household parcel Local via approved Braes provision: referrers. Storehouse Facebook Braes Storehouse N/A [email protected] food Food Bank parcels Donation points at Laurieston Co-op and Maddiston Post Office.

www.cvsfalkirk.org.uk | 01324 692 000 | [email protected] | @CVSFalkirk CVS Falkirk & District is a Company Limited by Guarantee in Scotland No. SC085838 | Scottish Charity No. SC000312 | Registered office: Unit 6, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR

Church office phone number is available for people to call for help, and messages are [email protected] checked 01324 713855 throughout the Local day. An online Brightons Parish Church Brightons provision: Scott or

form has been Facebook Parish Church food Burton launched where Statement from BPC parcels scott.burton@churchof local residents scotland.org.uk can say if they 01324 715565 are willing to help those who are self-isolating and need help. All info on the front of the website. For older people who can’t leave the house, they Local will deliver items Maddiston Post provision: free of charge.

Office and Day- Facebook N/A N/A 01324 712421 free Free coffee for Today store delivery NHS, emergency services and care workers

One to one support available for single parents and their children, especially during social isolation, [email protected] One Parent delivered over the Online and OPFS new website Families phone, through Facebook Lone Parent Helpline: phone N/A Scotland online chat and Twitter freephone support COVID-19 info page (OPFS) by email. Also 0808 801 0323, or email offering a Money [email protected] Weekly Update during COVID-19.

Their Family Centre is currently closed. Offering delivery services, free for older people (over 65yo) and Local vulnerable provision: groups; minimum collection spend £10. As of Nisa Shieldhill Facebook N/A N/A 01324 622267 and 6/4/2020, delivery delivery available services to: Braes area, Bainsford and Langlees, Camelon, Carron, Carronshore,

Falkirk, Grangemouth and Skinflats. Orders placed by phone or the Snappy Shopper website or app. Virtual meetings in usual Tuesday Facebook afternoon slot; Polmont open to people Twitter: Family forthvalley@breast Breastfeeding across Falkirk, Association N/A Caroline support feedingnetwork.org.uk Group not just Polmont. of Free online Breastfeeding resources also Mothers available. Thomas Johnston Text orders for Food Thomas Johnston Butchers collection and Facebook N/A 07547927647 delivery Butchers website (Brightons delivery branch)