When people help people it’s a good thing for all of us
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Carol Anderson, TSB Scotland he would come back in term time and he now visits at least five schools every week. On average, 300 healthy and tasty meals are being provided each day.
“We are able to give them things they like, like chicken wraps or burgers, but they will be low fat, low salt, served with salad and a bottle of water,” said Craig. “And we always offer a vegetarian dish.
“It is important the children understand we are not a charity so we discuss surplus food and how they are making a BECKY Friel saw first-hand how theatre can transform the lives of prisoners when she was a drama student at Manchester University.
She worked with inmates delivering “applied theatre” which uses drama in an educational, community or therapeutic context.
“I was totally blown away by the impact we had,” Becky, 35, explained. “I knew then that was the direction I wanted to go.” She went on to found social initiative Odd Arts to reach vulnerable and excluded groups. Now, 14 years on, Odd Arts has reduced the risk of reoffending, improved mental difference using the food truck. We like engaging with their parents and siblings too.”
Year seven pupil Taylor Morris, 11, said: “My favourite food is the curry. It is good to see surplus food being used as otherwise it is wasted. There are hungry people in Glasgow and the rest of Scotland who could really benefit from this.”
Olivia Scott, 10, added: “I really like the wraps because they are very fresh, tasty and healthy. I think it is great that Launch come to us in case there are children who are hungry who do not have enough to eat. wellbeing, increased access to the arts for disadvantaged groups and used theatre workshops in schools to combat radicalism. Its latest programme, Relationships and Resilience, “It is good Launch use surplus food because they are helping people. Also, food is currently just being binned when it could be used to make tasty meals.”
Launch Foods is proving a successful initiative. But Craig measures its success on a different level.
“I would honestly be happy if I went out of business,” he said. “That would mean there was no need for us to be handing out surplus food anymore. I hope that day isn’t far away. For now, I just want kids to understand that strangers care.” For more stories, search ‘TSB Local Pride’ has helped prisoners from Lancaster Farms Prison and Forest Bank Prison in Salford learn how to deal with conflict without violence. “Violence is rocketing in prisons, and there has been a huge rise in youth violence,” said Becky. “I think this kind of intervention can’t come at a better time.” For the grand finale of the programme, prisoners perform a play based on a real situation. It can be tough to witness but it is also, ultimately, an uplifting experience.