A new food bank has launched in Levenmouth as the economic crisis continues to take its toll on Fifers.
The service based at the old Evangelical Church in Bowling Green Street, Methil, is the latest of a growing number of food banks set up in partnership with The Trussell Trust.
Levenmouth food bank coordinator Katy Dobbie said: “The current economic climate means more and more people are struggling to put food on the table, so we really need local citizens to give what they can to help.
“It’s not just people on low incomes who are feeling the pinch at the moment.
“Increased redundancy and fewer jobs are having a real impact on local people and after research and meeting with local professional agencies we know there is an immediate requirement for this service.”
The Levenmouth food bank aims to help people through short-term crises by providing emergency food parcels, which will be handed out twice a week from its Bowling Green Street base.
Food bank staff also intend to provide support to those struggling to make ends meet, to help combat the problem. Those behind the project stress it has not been set up to provide a long-term solution, but help people in crisis.
Churches across Levenmouth teamed up with the Trussell Trust to help prevent residents from going hungry.
Tom Adams, who is a councillor for Leven, Kennoway and Largo, said: “There is more and more of a demand for this service and they are certainly getting a lot of food distributed.”
Supermarket collections have helped keep food banks across the region operating. This Saturday, food bank staff will be at Asda in Kirkcaldy to take donations of food from members of the public.