About Us

Welcome to Loaves and Fishes

Providing more than just food, the team at Loaves and Fishes is here to help.

Now providing over 250 food parcels each week

🧡 About Us

Helping Those Most in Need in the Community

Loaves and Fishes is a grassroots charity based in East Kilbride, supporting people facing poverty, crisis, or hardship with food, essentials, and emotional support.

We provide weekly food parcels, clothing, school uniforms, toiletries, and dignity. But at the heart of everything we do is something even more important: human connection.

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🏡 Our Community Hub in Greenhills

In June 2025, we proudly opened the doors to our Loaves & Fishes Community Hub in Greenhills — a warm, inclusive space where people can come not just for help, but to be heard, seen, and supported.

It’s a place where:

    •            Food and clothing are provided with compassion

    •            Conversations happen without judgement

    •            Help feels human

We’ve created a true community space — a place of safety, warmth, and welcome for anyone in need.

Parcels can include:

  • Frozen Food
  • Halal Food
  • Non-Perishable
  • Baby Formula
  • Pet Food
  • Dietary Requirement Options

We supplied around 13,000 food parcels in 2025

That’s over 1000 parcels per month.

With the cost of living crisis worsening conditions for people who are already struggling, this number is getting bigger and bigger every year.

Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.

We look for donations of:

Toilet Rolls

Hot meals

Tuna

Micro Rice

Pasta n’ Sauce

Mug Shots

Biscuits

Diluting Juice

Tea

Coffee

Sugar

Jam

Toothpaste

Soap

Shampoo

Curry/Vegan Instant Noodles

Cooking Oil

Lentils

Tinned Macaroni

Meatballs

Cup A Soups

UHT Milk

Loaves and Fishes also helps with homeware and toiletries

Parcels can include:

  • Bedding
  • Warm Jackets
  • Duvets
  • Sanitary Products
  • Clothing
  • Nappies
  • Pre-natal products
  • Condoms
  • Period Products

💬 More Than a Foodbank

We may be known for food parcels, but what we offer goes far beyond that.

We’re here to:

    •            Help those most in need in the community

    •            Create space to feel safe and respected

    •            Connect people with the right help at the right time

    •            Remind everyone that they matter

We host a number of different groups throughout the week:

  • Smoking Cessation Classes
  • Pensioners groups
  • Narcotics Anonymous
  • Cookery Classes
  • Free Fitness Classes

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💬 A Space to Talk – Weekly Support Drop-in

We’re proud to host “A Space to Talk” every Tuesday (except the first of the month), in partnership with Connected East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire Health & Social Care, and several local support organisations.

⏰ Every Tuesday (except the first of the month)

📍 Loaves & Fishes Greenhills Hub – G75 8TT

🕦 10am – 12pm

👥 No referral needed — just pop in

Each week features a rotating team of support professionals — including social work, housing, employment support (Routes to Work South), The Wise Group, and others — ready to offer 1:1 advice and guidance in a private, relaxed space.

We also provide tea, biscuits, smiles, and even hugs if you need them. Because support is about more than services — it’s about community.

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Drop by for a visit today

  • Safe Space
  • Judgment Free
  • Opportunities
  • Support
  • One Week Supplies (per visit)

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