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Glasgow food banks have 'busiest year on record' as supplies run low

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Food banks in Glasgow have said 2021 was the busiest year on record - and they are now running low on supplies. Charities and support centres have been working around the clock to provide people in need with meals, hot food, clothes, essential items and accommodation.

Colin McInnes, who runs a soup kitchen from underneath the Heilanman's Umbrella, said that Homeless Project Scotland is currently receiving eight calls per hour in Glasgow from people in need of help.

Mr McInnes said: "Demand has got a lot higher this last year, particularly for our foodbank table."We went from having two tables set up at the soup kitchen to now having seven and we operate that three evenings per week."At the moment, we're receiving around eight phone calls

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