Charity launches Fife service to help with shopping

Food Train, which has in recent weeks seen unprecedented national demand for its work to help over-65s who are unable to manage independently – many of them disabled or suffering from ill health – is encouraging people to register for a new home shopping service.

Food Train Connects, which launched on Monday, matches volunteers with older people who need help getting their weekly groceries on a one-to-one basis.

It is a move which the charity hopes will be of benefit in expanding the reach of its work to communities in Fife where it does not currently have a physical branch covering the region.

It is working with third sector contacts in the area to support matching those who sign up for shopping with volunteer shoppers.

Food Train Connects is an extension of the organisation’s award-winning shopping and delivery service, where teams of volunteers deliver van-loads of groceries to many people and store them away if needed.

It sees over-65s matched with a specific volunteer shopper in their area who will carry out weekly grocery trips for them.

To find out about how Food Train Connects could help you or someone you know, email [email protected] or call 0800 3047924.

To register as a volunteer for the charity, go to www.thefoodtrain.co.uk.