A Glasgow MSP has questioned a homeless food project’s quest for premises to allow it to stop feeding people outdoors.
A Glasgow MSP has questioned a homelessHomeless Project Scotland, which runs a food kitchen giving out hundreds of meals a week under the Hielanman's Umbrella, has been asking Glasgow CityThe council has said it is working to identify a site but the operation continues outside.John Mason SNP MSP for Shettleston, one of the most deprived areas of the city, said there were already charities operating indoors.
“Are we really needing another building? Can you give me any assurance that Homeless Project Scotland is working with GCM and LHM?“My preference would be that this work is done jointly rather than having various charities competing with each other.” The motion got the support of 31 MSPs including 15 Labour, 11 Tory, two LibDems, two Greens and one SNP.
In the motion, Duncan-Glancy said she: “Calls on the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council to find the Homeless Project Scotland a premises within the city so that it can continue to undertake what it sees as its vital work indoors, offering dignity and respect to the people who need its support.”
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