Dunfermline Foodbank are celebrating a successful foodbank appeal by the Dunfermline Press.

As previously reported in the Press, the annual foodbank appeal was launched earlier in the year. The Dunfermline Foodbank, also operates the foodbanks in Inverkeithing and Rosyth, and those in Cowdenbeath and Benarty. 

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, more people are turning to their local foodbanks for help during these difficult times.

This year’s Dunfermline Press foodbank appeal was generously sponsored by Stagecoach, TechnipFMC, Andrew Allan Architecture, James McCreadie & Sons, Gray & Adams, and Kent.

Dunfermline Press: Andrew Allan Architecture was one of this year's foodbank sponsors.Andrew Allan Architecture was one of this year's foodbank sponsors. (Image: David Wardle)

Sandra Beveridge, manager at Dunfermline Foodbank, said: “It’s went really, really well considering we are all in the middle of a crisis.

“We received 103 kilograms from food donations in the bags, which is great because the bags are small. So far we have been given £250 worth of food.”

Sandra said that this would be able to help five people. Those five people would get three meals for three days each with a bit extra. When a person goes to the foodbank, they get around £30 worth of food.

She added: “Though it doesn’t sound like a lot, it’s a lot when you put it into that context.”

When a person attends the foodbank, they get a wrap around service. This means that the foodbank will signpost clients onto other agencies to get help and support. They can also provide help with travel expenses and preloaded sim cards for mobile phones.

Dunfermline Press: Kent also supported this year's appeal.Kent also supported this year's appeal. (Image: David Wardle)

Speaking of the donations, Sandra added: “We are really, really, happy with that considering everybody out there is struggling.

“Everything we get we are so grateful for.”

Every donation made during the foodbank appeal helps the charity to help as many people as they possibly can.

Sandra previously told the Press that in the last year, the charity had fed over 9,000 people, and that they couldn’t keep up with demand. She had commented: "The demand is so great we just can't keep up with it. In the last year, we've fed over 9,000 people.

“Although people in the area are very generous, currently it is just not enough to keep up with the demand."

Anyone who wants to donate to the foodbank can see what items are needed most on the Foodbank app, or by checking the charity’s website.